The KNMI-site reports very high sea water temps of the Mediterranean. This
conclusion is based on data recieved from NOAA-satellites. The average temps
of the Med in june/july are about 20 - 22 C with regional max to 26 C. Now
the temperature is about 4 C higher in general.
According to the knmi these temps of the surface water could be reached by a
lack of lows (wind and clouds) over the Med. Longer periods of quiet, sunny
and hot weather would have caused these exceptional temps. Maps with
seawater temps can be found at:
http://www.knmi.nl/voorl/volimain.html

The article compares the situation with that of 1995. The sea-temps of the
"Thyreense" Sea, near Southern Italy reached a record of 28 - 30 C by the
second half of August.


Mm -- wonder about the temps of the Aegean by that time ;-) ??

Wijke

Surely this must have an impact on the weather sooner or later, more storms,
and certainly a wet autumn. Also additional humidity, which 'we' may see
some effects of in a Spainish plume situation.

Keith (Southend)

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"Wijke Ruiter" wrote in message
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The KNMI-site reports very high sea water temps of the Mediterranean. This
conclusion is based on data recieved from NOAA-satellites. The average
temps
of the Med in june/july are about 20 - 22 C with regional max to 26 C. Now
the temperature is about 4 C higher in general.
According to the knmi these temps of the surface water could be reached by
a
lack of lows (wind and clouds) over the Med. Longer periods of quiet,
sunny
and hot weather would have caused these exceptional temps. Maps with
seawater temps can be found at:
http://www.knmi.nl/voorl/volimain.html

The article compares the situation with that of 1995. The sea-temps of the
"Thyreense" Sea, near Southern Italy reached a record of 28 - 30 C by the
second half of August.


Mm -- wonder about the temps of the Aegean by that time ;-) ??

Wijke

"Wijke Ruiter" wrote in message
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The KNMI-site reports very high sea water temps of the Mediterranean. This
conclusion is based on data recieved from NOAA-satellites. The average
temps
of the Med in june/july are about 20 - 22 C with regional max to 26 C. Now
the temperature is about 4 C higher in general.
According to the knmi these temps of the surface water could be reached by
a
lack of lows (wind and clouds) over the Med. Longer periods of quiet,
sunny
and hot weather would have caused these exceptional temps. Maps with
seawater temps can be found at:
http://www.knmi.nl/voorl/volimain.html
In July 1983 I recall the average temperature of the Mediterranean exceeded
25C at one time and I believe comment was made by one of the forecasters
of the day that there was an unusual low pressure system in that sea with
"tropical characteristics"Does anyone remember this?The forecaster may have
been F.Wilson.
Interested lurker.

It's interesting to that the coolest waters in the Med are in the corner
between the Spanish Costa Brava and the Cote d'Azur in the South of France,
I would imagine the traditional 'Mistral' is the cause of this, blowing the
warmer surface waters south and upwelling the colder waters from below.

Keith (Southend)

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"Weather Home and Abroad"
http://www.southendweather.net/

"Wijke Ruiter" wrote in message
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The KNMI-site reports very high sea water temps of the Mediterranean. This
conclusion is based on data recieved from NOAA-satellites
The NOAA anomoly chart shows the warm Mediterranean well, along with the
warm anomolies further north....

http://www.fnoc.navy.mil/products/OT...sstanomaly.gif

or

http://tinyurl.com/aqh3

Ï "Keith (Southend)" Ýãñáøå óôï ìÞíõìá
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| It's interesting to that the coolest waters in the Med are in the corner
| between the Spanish Costa Brava and the Cote d'Azur in the South of
France,
| I would imagine the traditional 'Mistral' is the cause of this, blowing
the
| warmer surface waters south and upwelling the colder waters from below.

The etesians had a similar effect over the northern and central Aegean in
June, when SS temperatures would not exceed 22-23C. The lack of etesians
since June is profound this year, too, like it was last year. SSTs are now
between 24-25C (eastern, central, northern Aegean) and 27C (Ionian sea,
eastern Dodecanese). Last August and autumn had some severe weather and wet
records in schedule for Greece -SSTs had reached 28C.

Yannis, SE Athens
+24.7C, RH 43%