I honestly think it was an inside joke posted by the NWS office out of Houston/Galvaston office in reference to the fact that Ivan, and is basically a Russian name and perhaps heading their way, thus the Ivan the "Bear Watch" was posted on one of their AFD afternoon discussions a couple of days ago as they mentioned the possibility of the Ivan remnants heading towards Texas...... tongue-in-cheek I'm sure.... who the heck knows anymore.... NHC threw out the "Karl Marks" comment in one of their discussions... maybe the NWS did not want to be outdone...
I think its all hilarious.....