GOM sst's much cooler behind dennis

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https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/products/NCO ... nomaly.gif

[HURAKAN]

Really no surprise that a monster like Dennis would have cooled the temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico. But in a few days everything should go back to normal!

[deltadog03]

not all of the gulf....TX coast is steaming....

[wx247]

That isn't SSTs but rather the anomaly map.

I don't see the cooler waters on this map:

[BayouVenteux]

Yes, they're relatively cooler east of 90 degrees W, but this is the first half of July, not the last half of September. The sun's angle being what it is, recovery time will be brief, barring yet another system traversing the same area in a short time from now.

[Aquawind]

Yes, they're relatively cooler east of 90 degrees W, but this is the first half of July, not the last half of September. The sun's angle being what it is, recovery time will be brief, barring yet another system traversing the same area in a short time from now.

Well Said. It's only logical it loss some heat..but it's so darn early..ugh.


Paul

[BayouVenteux]

Here's today's FNMOC SST anomaly map originally linked in the initial post. You can clearly see the effects of Dennis and to a lesser extent, Cindy.

Still plenty of heat content west of 90W to work with at present.

[LSU2001]

I know the gulf has cooled a little behind Dennis and Cindy but there is still a lot of fuel there. 80+ is all that is needed for Tropical development Check out map below.
TIm

[SacrydDreamz]

I know the gulf has cooled a little behind Dennis and Cindy but there is still a lot of fuel there. 80+ is all that is needed for Tropical development Check out map below.
TIm

That's a little misleading as stronger storms generally require deeper, warmer waters. Shallow 80°F water will not suffice for deeper systems....

[LSU2001]

Notice I did not say maintain a monster I said for tropical development. I understand that big strong storms need more heat content I was only trying to point out that the gulf is plenty warm enough for canes with plenty of 84-85 degree water.
TIm

[Swimdude]

I still say that they'll warm right back up in a few days. Yes, Dennis cooled things down. That's what happens. But by the time TD#5 makes its way to the coast... It'll be sizzling again.

[clfenwi]

I wonder about the date on the chart; while it indicates that it is a few days old, I seem to remember the same date being on the chart that a link for was posted on these boards on Saturday, but this chart is different.

People who watched the storm closely on this board will remember that large pool of warm water that Dennis cut across; it's almost entirely disappeared from this chart.