I am pretty dang confused because mets are talking about cooler waters as she approaches the coast, but I saw a map yesterday and while their were cooler waters near the coast, there were much warmer water, warmer than WHERE SHE IS NOW, closer to the coast so she will have time to restrengthen before landfall after weakening a bit.
Is this not the case? Is there a pool of cooler water right before landfall?
I saw a map yesterday that showed a temperature of 85 degrees at the coast and that temperature goes way out into the GOM. The hurricane, at that time, was in 90 degree waters, way out in the GOM.
She has actually been going over cooler water left from Katrina most of the day... still warm, but 'cooler' than the rest of the GOM. She's into some very warm stuff now though.
https://128.160.23.54/products/K10/caribbeank10.gif
Heat potential is lower nearer the TX coast, I think this has a lot to do with water depth and heat below the surface. If she is moving fast, it won't matter too much. She will be over very high heat potential for another 24 hours... this is why I think we see winds top around 180-190mph.
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dataphod1/work/HHP/NEW/2005263go.jpg
Anomalies are warmer than normal at the TX coast.
https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/products/NCODA/US058VMET-GIFwxg.NCODA.glbl_sstanomaly.gif
Potential is there, and maybe even possible that we see strengthening right near the coast.
http://wxmaps.org/pix/atlpot.png
