On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 22:17:53 +0100, "Bernard Burton"
wrote:

Although Evert says that sea temps are locally over 30C, I can find no
evidence on the IR imagery at the moment, (at least in the western Med). The
values I get from this afternoon's NOAA16 pass are in the range 20C to 26C,
and look pretty normal for August to me. See actual sea temps at this link:
http://www.btinternet.com/~wokingham...1351-f-med.JPG

The temperatures indicated in the above link look incorrect, to me
(even for the Western Med).

11 of 13 Mediterranean buoys are reporting sea temperatures in the
range 26 to 30 deg C, with only two as low as 24.8 and 25.0. Buoy
61669 in the middle of the Central Med, SE of Sicily, reported 29.1
yesterday evening. That's spectacular.

Buoy Data:
http://www.ems.psu.edu/wx/buoydata/t-05/medit.html
Identification Map:
http://www.ems.psu.edu/wx/buoydata/t-05/medit-ids.gif

--
Dave