User blog comment:Bumblebee the transformer/Nicole could be a very strong storm/@comment-28470696-20161007125029/@comment-26971007-20161007162814

Wind shear has taken its toll on Nicole. I wouldn't be surprised if it degenerated into a remnant low over the next few days because it will be facing 40-knot shear. However conditions could be favorable for re restrengthening or regeneration later next week. It was cool to see Nicole squeeze out category 2, as it was originally expected to be a minimal TS at most.