| Nateball |
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| Fri Jun 16 2006 11:46 AM |
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SST's question
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It seems that over the last week the SST's have cooled down a bit in the caribbean and in other areas, is this normal for mid to late june?
danielw
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| Sat Jun 17 2006 12:01 AM |
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Re: SST's question
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Possibly due to upwelling of the cooler water, and/ or rain from pre-Alberto and the other Tropical Waves that have passed through the area.
Upwelling brings the water just below the surface up to the surface. Winds and wind speeds should have some effect also.
| Nateball |
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| Sat Jun 17 2006 06:22 PM |
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Re: SST's question
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thanks I had a idea thats what was going on.
| Indy |
| (Registered User) |
| Mon Jun 19 2006 03:25 PM |
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Re: SST's question
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I've noticed what seems to be a cooling in the eastern Atlantic about east of 50W. According to the lastest image at oceanweather.com it appears as if water temps between 10N & 20N east of 50W are in the mid 70's or cooler. This is their latest image...
http://www.oceanweather.com/data/NATL-Southern/SST.GIF
Unfortunately this image will change from day to day but for those of you that see this in the few days after June 19th you will see what I mean. I have also put together an animation that shows the change in temperatures over approximately a month.
SST Loop
I'm curious as to the impact this cooling will have down the road on the Cape Verde season.
Any thoughts?