Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures and Anomalies

[BigA]

Is that the anomalies or is that the actual temps in celsius?

It's a map of anomalies.

[frederic79]

This is going to sound way out there but I'm going to mention it anyway. Local news reports that setting the oil spill on fire and burning it off is a better option that scooping it up, etc. I was wondering if a sustain fire, burning day after day, over such large areas of Gulf water would affect sea surface temperatures or accelerate ocean warming in the affected area. Last map I saw had much of the oil situated in an area very near the loop current. Obviously buoys near burnoffs would register higher surface temps, at least temporarily. But could those fires, if this method is used to deal with the oil, create higher SS temperatures long-term by accelerating them in the short term? Feel free to weigh in...

[tailgater]

IMHO it would not may much of a difference in the SST a few hundred feet away

[cycloneye]

The NAO has risen slightly to positive and that has the effect of cooling down a little bit some areas of the Tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea (For a change) as you can see in the graphics at the first post. I can fell the brisk breeze where I am as the high pressure to the north tightens the pressure gradient.

[cycloneye]

This is what I am talking about in my above post about the slight cooling of waters in parts of the Caribbean and Atlantic due to the strong high pressure in the Western Atlantic.

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May 14

[Cookie]

which is certainty a good thing.

[NDG]

The NAO has risen slightly to positive and that has the effect of cooling down a little bit some areas of the Tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea (For a change) as you can see in the graphics at the first post. I can fell the brisk breeze where I am as the high pressure to the north tightens the pressure gradient.

Hmmm? The image you posted is the ensemble forecast mean, which is forecasted to go near neutral if you take the average mean actually.

Presently it is still negative.

[jinftl]

Still impressive sst anomalies basin-wide south of 20N and into the GoM.

[KWT]

Yep prehaps some slight cooling relative to average has occured in the past 2 weeks, but when you have the tropical Atlantic nearly 1.5C above average, your always prone to see some cooling at some point, esp when we are about 2 months ahead of the curve!

[Ivanhater]

WOW take a look at the gulf now! This is a difference in just 2 days!

[somethingfunny]

WOW take a look at the gulf now! This is a difference in just 2 days!

[snip - pictures]

Oh my.

[lester]

WOW take a look at the gulf now! This is a difference in just 2 days!

Could this be why there's been more tornado outbreaks?

[KWT]

The Gulf has warmed by 1.5C roughly in the last month, thats some very rapid warming indeed!

[gatorcane]

Can you believe that only a couple of months ago the SSTs across most of FL were in the 50s and 60s (70s SE Coast and Keys)?

SSTs can currently support a tropical system, however, the upper-level winds cannot

[cycloneye]

The forecast of NAO is to be negative for a while,and that will cause the anomalies to warm again after they went a little bit down during the past few days. See the graphic forecast for NAO up in this page.

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May 19

[Aquawind]

Down here in SW Florida we are forecasted for highs in the 90's and low's in the low 70's so with the day's getting longer the water is eating it up alright. When the humidty arrives are low's will often be around 80F so not much cooling occurs. As interesting as this is now come season water temp at depth for slow major hurricanes will be the focus.

[Ivanhater]

Take a look at the Gulf now...high of 96 for the Pensacola area on Monday..

[jinftl]

Quite amazing how fast the Gulf has warmed in the last month.....compared to a year ago, the sst are much warmer!

Take a look at the Gulf now...high of 96 for the Pensacola area on Monday..

[Ivanhater]

Wow jinftl ..when you compare it to this time last year, that's amazing!

Here is the updated for May 21

[artist]

so oil on the surface won't overall increase the temps of the water in the gulf?