Marine heatwave forecasts – August 17th 2024 – Reposted from Mercator Ocean Bulletin

Atlantic Ocean

North Atlantic Ocean – MOi forecasts that marine heatwave in the mid North Atlantic decreases in intensity, with strong to moderate categories. 

North Tropical Atlantic Ocean – In the Tropical North Atlantic, the marine heatwave remains stable. In the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, the marine heatwave intensity is strongly increasing, going from moderate to strong, severe and extreme categories.

South Tropical Atlantic Ocean – In the Southern Tropical Atlantic, the marine heatwave area decreases in extent, with moderate categories the Brazilian coast