Hurricane Norbert

This is Hurricane Norbert, Category 3, off the coast of Baja. It is a powerful storm but it is weakening as I write this, crossing into cooler waters.



It is forecasted to weaken and join upper level ridging over Northern Mexico and the American Southwest, creating heavy rain with its remnant moisture. It can't come to Texas, can it? We need
the rain.

It makes for a swirly picture of a tropical cyclone, something to appreciate on an otherwise unhappy day.