Marine heatwave forecasts – February 1, 2025 – Re-posted from Mercator Ocean Bulletin

Marine heatwave categories for 1 February 2025 (global ocean). GLO12. Source: Mercator Ocean International

The marine heatwave bulletin provides forecasts and analysis of marine heatwave events across the globe and throughout the year. Used datasets include observations (satellite sea surface temperature maps) and numerical model analyses (assimilating satellite and in situ observations) to derive marine heatwave forecasts for a 10-day period. [1] This week’s forecasts were produced using as a comparison the marine heatwave situation on 21/01/2024.

Water surface temperature anomaly map for the week 26 January to 1 February, 2025. Global Ocean. GLO12. Source: Mercator Ocean International