jth
(Storm Tracker)
Fri Jul 08 2005 10:08 PM
85 degree water

I just checked the bouys in the central gulf. They all show right at 85 degree water temps. UNless I'm mistaken, this should be plenty of heat to strengthen Dennis back to a strong cat 3 or even cat 4. While he has weakened, his core remains very intact and should restrengthen quickly once back over open water.