It will be interesting to see if it can make it through the shear environment. It is supposed to weaken to some degree and probably shift as well.
If the storm can make it by that intact, it will probably become a rather large problem in the Gulf.
Interesting happenings in the GOM today..
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/gmex/loop-wv.html
Got a little while to go for tropical development, but it might be headed that way.
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Look at this coming off the African coast. Active times ahead..
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/europe/images/xxirmet7n.GIF
