Chris Strengthens

With a hurricane reconnaissance aircraft in Chris, the National Hurricane Center posted an updated advisory at 4:05 pm CDT.

TROPICAL STORM CHRIS TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032006
505 PM AST TUE AUG 01 2006

BASED ON A RECENT REPORT FROM THE AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT...THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN CHRIS HAVE INCREASED TO
NEAR 60 MPH. A SPECIAL ADVISORY WILL BE RELEASED SHORTLY...
PRIMARILY TO MODIFY THE INITIAL AND FORECAST INTENSITY. NO CHANGES
IN WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

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FORECASTER PASCH/KNABB

Chris seems to have begun a history of not cooperating with forecasters since this intensity was not expected. Let's hope the forecasts will have a good handle on the motion of the storm.

-Brian-