WILL THESE cool sst's help protect the se coast from a

rainstorm · #1 Postby **rainstorm** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:21 am

major hit? lets hope so. and they were below normal before charley which may have been 1 factor in chuck not re-intensifying.

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

WXBUFFJIM · #2 Postby **WXBUFFJIM** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:28 am

We all hope so after that huge blow from charley. I was noticing some online videos of this thing from ground zero, Punta Gorda and wow what a blow that was. As for below normal SSTs, Perhaps due to upwelling from Alex and Charley. However for the rest of the Gulf Of Mexico, it still seems like it's well above 80 degrees for the most part. I think Earl is something to be reckoned with in the Gulf Of Mexico by next weekend.

Jim

#3 Postby **PurdueWx80** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:31 am

That seems very possible. You have to remember that this is a difference from the climatological norm, so it doesn't necessarily mean those waters are cold. Charley was over land for quite a while, so the low level center, although very much intact, took a beating, so it probably wasn't able to reorganize the feeder bands in time. Alex, and Bonnie both likely churned up coolers waters here though. Also, notice the NW Gulf and how 'cool' it is. That is from the cold front down there. Once the winds over the gulf become more SW and the air reaches equilibrium with the water, the warm water in the Bay of Campeche should slosh back. Check out this site too:

http://grads.iges.org/pix/atlpot.gif

rainstorm · #4 Postby **rainstorm** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:42 am

nice info. i dont mean to say the waters are "cold" off the se, but they have been below normal for sometime now.

Guest · #5 Postby **Guest** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:59 am

If not 1 more storm develops this season the damage has been done.

So much for the saving trough.

CalmBeforeStorm · #6 Postby **CalmBeforeStorm** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:04 am

rainstorm wrote:major hit? lets hope so. and they were below normal before charley which may have been 1 factor in chuck not re-intensifying.

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

Remember, Alex formed as a major in these very same "cold" waters.

#7 Postby **PurdueWx80** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:06 am

Alex became a major once it got over the Gulf Stream, which is pretty far off shore.

rainstorm · #8 Postby **rainstorm** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:08 am

very true, and the sst's werent as cool then either. lets see if its a trend, or if it fades. last season some said the cooler than normal sst's off the coast helped keep isabel at a cat2

WILL THESE cool sst's help protect the se coast from a

WILL THESE cool sst's help protect the se coast from a

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