Marine heatwave forecasts – December 21, 2024 – Re-posted from Mercator Ocean Bulletin

Forecasts for 21 December

Water surface temperature anomaly map for the week 15 to 21 December 2024. Global Ocean. GLO12. Source: Mercator Ocean International

North Tropical Atlantic Ocean

Around the Antilles and in the Caribbean Sea, marine heatwaves will intensify into strong and severe categories, and locally extreme.