Miami Herald

How a red-hot patch in the Gulf could make Hurricane Helene stronger as it nears Florida

A satellite map of the Gulf of Mexico reveals the “loop current,” a hairpin curve of hotter than usual water that could help grow future Hurricane Helene into a Category 3 storm. University of Miami ...
News 6 WKMG

What the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current is and how it affects tropical systems

Read full article: The science behind those vivid Saharan dust sunsets ORLANDO, Fla. – The good ole “Loop Current.” When you hear meteorologists talk about possible tropical development in the Gulf of ...
gCaptain

Loop Current re-alignment reduces threat of Oil to Florida Keys and Atlantic Coast

Earlier this week we showed how NASA was keeping on eye on the Gulf of Mexico’s Loop Current. Today, Dr. Jeff Master’s of Weather Underground explains how a major re-alignment of the Loop Current is ...
WFLA

Gulf Loop Current running hot: What it means for hurricane season

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Gulf Loop Current is a large pool of hot water a couple hundred miles west of Tampa Bay. This hurricane season, it’s looking even more imposing than normal. The loop current ...
News 6 WKMG

Gulf disturbance could pass over the loop current. Here’s what that means

ORLANDO, Fla. – The information in this story is dated to 5:44 p.m. Friday. For the latest on what has since become Tropical Storm Idalia, including its cone, models and more, click here. ORIGINAL: ...