[numberonepal]

This SST picture is kind of revealing of how the storm sucks in the energy. The big blank spot in the shape of the storm is pretty cool.

[Termite_Commander]

There's a big black swath that leads up to NO... Maybe the water temps aren't as warm there.

[USAF0021]

Because of clouds, the satellite can't read the sea surface temps (it would read the temps of the tops of the clouds instead), which accounts for the big blank spots in the shape of the storm :)