Key takeaways

• North Pacific – Region will experience a decrease in overall marine heatwave activity.
• Tropical Pacific – The marine heatwave off the Australian coast increases in intensity with moderate and mostly strong categories. In the Philippine Sea marine heatwave activity is decreasing.
• Tropical Atlantic – Off the African coast, around 8°N, the marine heatwave is increasing with mostly strong and locally severe categories.

Tropical Atlantic

The extent and intensity of the marine heatwave in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea decreasing with moderate category. The marine heatwave around 30°W is decreasing in area and intensity, shifting overall to a moderate category. The marine heatwave off the African coast around 8°N is increasing with mostly strong and locally sever categories.

Mediterranean Sea	0°C to 1.5°C
Tropical Atlantic	-0.5°C to 2°C
North Pacific	– 2°C to > 3°C
Tropical Pacific	< -3°C to 2.5°C
Indian Ocean	-1°C to 2°C