Well, the little storm seems to have made it through Venezuela. Now contrary to the models and the previous speculations my take on this storm is that it will become a minimal tropical storm and will have every one scratching their heads as to why it is not stronger. I think the wind shear that has plagued all the storms in the upper levels will probably get to this one too. The forward speed on this storm is awfully fast for it to be able to intensify at this time. As to which area of the state it is likely to land on, I think that this one will probably go west and end up some where between Brownsville Texas and Galveston. The one thing I have noticed about weather patterns is that if you get the steering currents from one direction overtime they tend to go the other direction after a major event such as a tropical storm. The weather like all living things inhales and exhales. Sometimes this is the east/west phenomenon and sometimes the west/east/( I know it may all sound like balony right now but hey, in my day baloney was a feast at a nickel a pound!