It never ceases to amaze me how such tiny adjustments here and there make a big, big difference in intensity and track and if you take a look over where Darby is; that system is tiny compared to this cyclone. The upper high is directly over Alex and yet not too far away to the north in the here and now is this speed shear and you say to yourself...no way...but if the upper high travels with Alex and it could stay over water for any length of time...goodness gracious what we'd be talking about in a few days..the circulation envelope almost encompasses Darby in the Eastern Pacific...it's huge.