SST'S and Anomalies in Atlantic and Pacific

[windycity]

i knew the E.Atl. would warm,but the cooling was nice while it lasted.

[CHRISTY]

Here is a loop of the very warm gulf of mexico=http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/Loops/SST_GMex_ENH/GOES_SST_Analysis_14_Day.shtml



Here's another view of tempertures in the atlantic=http://www.weather.com/images/maps/tropical/atl_sst_720x486.jpg


Here's another view of tempertures in the atlantic=https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/products/NCODA/US058VMET-GIFwxg.NCODA.glbl_sst.gif


NOTE: I have noticed that the cool pocket of water that is located near africa is getting smaller everyday lets see if it continues threw the coming months.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

1998 through 2004 where all above normal. Those years avged with 12 to 15 named storms.

[CHRISTY]

i know but to me if the bermuda high holds strong and weak windshear way may have alot of US landsfalls. LA NINA.

[Weatherfreak000]

1998 through 2004 where all above normal. Those years avged with 12 to 15 named storms.

Yeah yeah we get it man.

[windycity]

wow,the NOAA site is nuts for the loop current and GOMEX.SSTs in that area will be boiling by summer.You would think that last years storms would of brought those temps down,all i can say is wow.

[KWT]

Well the atlantic is really warming up now. As I said about a week ago, we are still 3 months away from the start of the hurricane season and things can change in a matter of days out there and the fairly rapid warm-up in the atlantic presently is proving this very well.

As for the gulf, its really quite amazing how warm it is in the southern section already, now upto 26-27c, already warm enough to sustain tropical development if the shear let up and something got into the area.

[SouthFloridawx]

The cool spots off of africa are not as cool as they were a week ago.

[ROCK]

With the latest frontal passage through the GOM, expect temps to fall some.

[Weatherfreak000]

With the latest frontal passage through the GOM, expect temps to fall some.

Yeah, I would like to wish that was gonna really happen but it's only a little flesh wound in the long run cause it doesn't look like the GOM will be penetrated by much of anything anymore.


Here's hoping though heh.

[cycloneye]

The northen Gulf is still relativly cool while the Bay of Campeche and the SE Gulf are warmer.

[windycity]

i dont think this last cold front will do anything to bring down SSTs in the GOM.We have run out of time,its sping,and temps will only go higher. I wonder if this will effect sealife ?

[CHRISTY]

[gatorcane]

I don't understand the argument that temps are so warm in the GOM, based on the latest maps, they are warm only around the loop current - which is just a current emanating from the Caribbean anyway, elsewhere they are a bit above normal but nothing to worry about. Come July - Sept, the GOM will be a bathtub each year regardless of these anomalies now. I would argue that the water temps are warm enough each year in the GOM to support up to a CAT 5 hurricane anyway.

[ROCK]

i dont think this last cold front will do anything to bring down SSTs in the GOM.We have run out of time,its sping,and temps will only go higher. I wonder if this will effect sealife ?

The lastest cold front has progressed half way through the GOM thus the interesting blob people were barking about earlier. It will drop the temps. Now how much and how long is another question.

[cycloneye]

This is the old graphic of TWC of the Atlantic sst's which updates every day.

[weatherwoman132]

wow. that's really warm.

[benny]

http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/HistDat ... reate+Plot

There has been a very weak ridge in the subtropical Atlantic for the whole month of March. Very favorable for warming and more hurricanes (the old March ridge parameter of Dr. Gray's. How do you post the actual image?

[CHRISTY]

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

It would not suprize me if that loop current got into the mid 90s this summer.