Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures and Anomalies

[TreasureIslandFLGal]

After sporting some high gulf temps for this time of the year in the lower 80's west of Tampa, FL, the gulf has cooled off very quickly after a cold front swept through this past weekend. Temps have fallen to 78 degrees, a 4 degree drop in as many days.

Another warm up is expected by this coming weekend, and we'll see the temps climb back up again throughout the gulf.

[cycloneye]

The Caribbean is turning toasty.

[Ivanhater]

It must be close to Hurricane season

[ROCK]

everyday that passed here along the TX gulf coast is getting toastier.....We have had a string of 90+F days...this week more like mid-90s.....potential is increasing


http://wxmaps.org/pix/hurpot.html#ATL

[jinftl]

Current SST water temps - it's getting ripe out there!




Current buoy from Venice, FL:

[psyclone]

someone's peeing in the water at Venice! the surf temps are wonderfully warm, as they should be as we head into june.

[ROCK]

facinating that 2011 ssts on May 30th are not even close to 2010 at the same date.....you can also see where we went into a very active period that is still on going....not that it matters much

http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/~maue/SST/sst_atl.html#picture

[Ivanhater]

Northern Gulf actually hotter than much of the rest of the Gulf....these 100 plus degree days sure are making an impact...

[KWT]

To be fair 2010 was VERY warm, even 2005 doesn't really compare in terms of the SSTs.

It'd still be high up the ranking I'd have thought though

[Ptarmigan]

To be fair 2010 was VERY warm, even 2005 doesn't really compare in terms of the SSTs.

It'd still be high up the ranking I'd have thought though

I noticed in 2005, most of the storms formed closer to land than in 2010. 2010 had more Cape Verde storms than 2005. The area of warm water in 2010 was larger than in 2005. Also, there were monsoonal troughs, which help allow tropical cyclones to spin up.

http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/~maue/SST/sst_atl.html#picture

[Ptarmigan]

facinating that 2011 ssts on May 30th are not even close to 2010 at the same date.....you can also see where we went into a very active period that is still on going....not that it matters much

http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/~maue/SST/sst_atl.html#picture

I looked at the link and noticed that 2010 had a large area of warm water, even larger than 2005! I looked at 1983 and the water was much cooler, especially in the Gulf of Mexico. Interestingly, 1989 had a larger area of cooler than normal water than in 1983. 2008 did not have large areas of warm water like 2005 and 2010. 2011 looks like 2008 in terms of warm water.

[Ivanhater]

Northern Gulf continues to be some of the warmest waters in the Atlantic right now...no doubt caused by the 100+ degree weather up and down the Gulf coast.

[gatorcane]

Some anomalies comparisons. Look how warm the Ssts are again this year. Note some of the biggest anomalies are just east of the leewards:

2011:


2010:


2005 (last hyperactive year):

[drezee]

The tripole is back...typical of an active season...

[HouTXmetro]

Anyone care to update the temps and do comparison's since there is nothing else popping in the tropics?

[ROCK]

Anyone care to update the temps and do comparison's since there is nothing else popping in the tropics?

this isnt a comparison but you pretty much get the idea....

http://wxmaps.org/pix/hurpot.html#ATL

[Ivanhater]

The Northern Gulf is hot hot hot

[Ivanhater]

North central Gulf continues to be the the hottest waters in the Basin

[ROCK]

North central Gulf continues to be the the hottest waters in the Basin

that is hotter than the LC right now....bad news if this stays hot and we have a storm landfalling into any of these areas....

My pool is running about 92F right now so at some point I am going to have a giant hot tub if this keeps up...

[MississippiWx]

July 11, 2011 Anomalies:



Nothing too impressive with the Atlantic anomalies. The biggest things to take from the graphic include:

1) The Atlantic Basin is warmer relative to normal and is the warmest basin relative to normal out of all the tropical basins. This will help us keep the MJO around our parts of the world, like last year. Air likes to rise in the areas that are warmest.

2) The Gulf of Guinea remains well below average in SSTs and continues to cool from week to week.

3) La Nina says, "Hold your horses. I'm not done yet." Cool anomalies are making a comeback in the Nino 3.4 region. It looks almost certain that we will have a La Nina winter and at the least a neutral peak hurricane season.