Marine heatwave forecasts – January 4, 2025 – Re-posted from Mercator Ocean Bulletin

Water surface temperature anomaly map for the week 29 December, 2024 to 4 January, 2025. Global Ocean. GLO12. Source: Mercator Ocean International

Tropical Atlantic Ocean

Around the equator, the extent of the marine heatwaves decreases. In the east the marine heatwave intensity decreases in the Gulf of Guinea, with moderate to strong categories.