A local forecaster said the March sea-surface temps were running 2.7 to 3.1 degrees higher off the Texas and Louisiana coast. I don't quite understand how this is so. In my opinion this winter has been colder than last year. Can verify if this winter has been colder for the NW gulf? Secondly, Iv'e been hearing alot about the Gulf Loop Current. Is that really a factor for the far NW Gulf?
Last but not least, is there any reasonable weather or oceanic event that could significantly slow or halt this trend? Or is it only goint to get worse as summer approaches?
Winter Weather and GOM water temps????
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Winter Weather and GOM water temps????
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Re: Winter Weather and GOM water temps????
HouTXmetro wrote:A local forecaster said the March sea-surface temps were running 2.7 to 3.1 degrees higher off the Texas and Louisiana coast. I don't quite understand how this is so. In my opinion this winter has been colder than last year. Can verify if this winter has been colder for the NW gulf? Secondly, Iv'e been hearing alot about the Gulf Loop Current. Is that really a factor for the far NW Gulf?
Last but not least, is there any reasonable weather or oceanic event that could significantly slow or halt this trend? Or is it only goint to get worse as summer approaches?
What winter?
This latest cold snap should have dropped the sst's some.
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I don't see any large scale event that will cool the GOM any time soon. Face it, we along the NGOM coast are going to have to live with this threat for years to come. There is a awful lot of heat stored in the tropical oceans and the only other thing I can think of besides a cold winter to release some of that heat is hurricanes. 2005 witnessed a very active GOM in terms of tropical systems, yet it remains warm. Hopefully the upper levels will feature lots of upper lows and shear this season, not the near perfect upper level conditions that prevailed for much of the 2005 season.......MGC
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Hurricaneman wrote:HouTXmetro wrote:The forecaster said it's only going to get worse.
How could that get any worse
If 2-3 degrees above normal turns into 5+ degrees above normal as Hurricane season approaches.
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