gatorcane wrote:I don't think Fred is dead. In fact I expect the pulsing of convection to continue (now we are on a down pulse). I expect a blob to blow up later on tonight closer to the surface low. When I look at shortwave IR, I see a pretty distinct circulation (you can't see it on IR).....upper-level winds are on the decrease also and will be favorable by tomorrow. Dry air is not an issue.
Plus, Fred just never seems to want to die. Just when you think he is dead, he comes back to life. I think that he has another one of those in store later on tonight and into tomorrow.
and if this verifies than watch out because there is no reason to think if there is another increase that there would be conditions to knock it down to a naked swirl