Chris fades, tropics quiet
Tropical Storm Chris was downgraded this morning to a tropical depression, with top sustained winds of just 35 mph. It might look like we can write this one off, as a mere rainmaker. But I notice the National Hurricane Center is continuing to follow the storm and issue regular advisories. It also does not appear to be ruling out re-intensification. Elsewhere, the rest of the Atlantic Basin seems pretty darn tranquil.
Here is the latest advisory on the late Chris. Here's the track for what's left of the little guy. And here's what he looks like from space. It's the faint pinwheel at the upper left-hand corner of the screen, moving right to left. And here's a shot of Chris taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. In fact, NASA has a pretty nice briefing on Chris on the Web today.
