**will post a link if i can find that story***

Was looking at the last few years of GOM, SST's and trying to compare them... something of notice i saw... 2005 SST's in GOM in the first week of August, look almost the same as 2007's SST in the last week... the 2006 water temps stand out like a sore thumb... One place that stood out with water temps in GOM is from Tampa, down to the Keys... ITS VERY WARM water showing up in the last few days....
Water Temps near the keys Station 42014
Hot Bath water - around 90 degrees!!!
Water just to the west of Tampa Station 42022

Aug 10th, 2007 SST
Aug. 10th, 2005 SST
Aug. 10th, 2006 SST

Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential Look at the GOM in a whole..... Boy sure does look like the Loop Current is flaring up now... *warm waters coming up from Carb. into GOM**

TCHP Carb.