Chris falls off the tightrope

What a difference in 12 hours. Chris has wandered out of his little corridor of intensification, and shear has just ripped the convection right off of the storm circulation. So much for Chris. He won't be a hurricane any time soon. The remnant circulation will have to be watched once it gets in the Gulf still, if it doesn't dissipate over Cuba, so maybe we haven't heard the last of Chris, but his immediate threat is gone.