Late Season Tropical Troubles... Red Circle in the Atlantic - My Mother's Passing..

Yes, there is a red circle in the Atlantic. Yes, it might develop briefly into a named storm...but no it will not be coming to Florida or Carolina or anywhere on the East Coast. But, it is worth mentioning and a good reminder of why the hurricane season is not officially over until November 30th.

Official comments are below.

 DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
INCREASED AND BECOME MORE CONCENTRATED NEAR THE WELL-DEFINED CENTER
OF A NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LOCATED ABOUT 740 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. SATELLITE AND SHIP DATA INDICATE THAT
THIS SYSTEM IS PRODUCING GALE-FORCE WINDS...AND ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING MORE CONDUCIVE FOR A SUBTROPICAL OR
TROPICAL STORM TO FORM LATER TODAY OR ON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS A
HIGH CHANCE...90 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL
CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS....AND A HIGH CHANCE...90
PERCENT...OF BECOMING A SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 5 DAYS WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD AT
AROUND 10 MPH. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND
IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

My official thoughts are it's an odd closing note to an odd season.

It's there. It's mostly a large Gale Center that has tropical signs to it ... tell tale signs of a November Gale out in the middle of nowhere.

Keep watching.

On a very personal note I probably won't update on it...or I might.

My mother passed away last night peacefully and I am on my way to Miami for her funeral. 

Not sure what to say here except honestly she lived a very tropical life in Miami. She watched Miami grow up in the same way that she watched the palm trees grow that my grandfather planted around the house he built. She saw Miami go from a small, sleepy, southern town on the shores of Biscayne Bay to the big, busy, metropolis that it is and she always watched the weather...or worried on it and I am imagine I got that early obsession from her. Miami kids always watch the weather. They wait for cold fronts...they watch the tropics and they pose in front of palm trees :)

A page from the album. There were German U Boats off the coast of Miami during WW2 and people volunteered to man centers that kept watch via ship and air reports as well as.... from the hotels on the Beach people watched for U2 boats. It's a part of the war we don't hear about in the movies or on TV. She spoke about it often. Ironically... my youngest brother just got approved to work with the Red Cross during storms. 

And, the beat goes on...  

She lived a good life. She had 3 children, 14 grandchildren and an army of friends in the Miami area. 

Thank you everyone for your thoughts, wishes and prayers. May your lives be lived as well.

Besos Bobbi