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Judi Lynn

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Sat Mar 25, 2017, 10:21 AM Mar 2017

Gulf of Mexico waters are freakishly warm, which could mean explosive springtime storms


Jason Samenow, The Washington Post Published 9:59 am, Friday, March 24, 2017


Water temperatures at the surface of the Gulf of Mexico and near south Florida are on fire. They spurred a historically warm winter from Houston to Miami and could fuel intense thunderstorms in the spring from the South to the Plains.

In the Gulf, the average sea surface temperature never fell below 73 degrees over the winter for the first time on record, reported Eric Berger of Ars Technica.

Galveston, Texas, has tied or broken an astonishing 33 record highs since Nov. 1, while neighboring Houston had its warmest winter on record. Both cities have witnessed precious few days with below-normal temperatures since late fall.

More often than not, temperatures have averaged at least 10 degrees warmer than normal. "The consistency and persistence of the warmth was the defining element of this winter," said Matt Lanza, a Houston-based meteorologist, who has closely tracked the region's temperatures.

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http://www.chron.com/news/houston-weather/article/Gulf-of-Mexico-waters-are-freakishly-warm-which-11025149.php
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Gulf of Mexico waters are freakishly warm, which could mean explosive springtime storms (Original Post) Judi Lynn Mar 2017 OP
High potential for hurricanes if this keeps up dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #1

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
1. High potential for hurricanes if this keeps up
Sat Mar 25, 2017, 12:18 PM
Mar 2017

Haven't had one in about 10 years, which is very freakish.
Something passed my eyes on the news this am about a potential development of a storm out in the Atlantic NOW.

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