A major ocean current re-alignment is underway the Gulf of Mexico right now, and the new configuration that is developing greatly reduces the threat of oil entering the Loop Current and affecting the ...

When Hurricane Barry churned though the Gulf of Mexico July 11 - 13, the storm’s winds stirred up the waters and cooled them by up to 3°C (5°F). While sea surface temperatures (SSTs) before Barry had ...

With this year’s Atlantic hurricane season expected to be yet another stampede, Florida and other states around the Gulf of Mexico should keep an eye out for an underappreciated ingredient in the Gulf ...

WASHINGTON — The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced $2 million in grant awards for seven new projects through its ...

The most recent Loop Current eddy to halt operations in the Gulf of Mexico with 4.0+ knot currents shows no sign of letting up any time soon. In support of multiple projects, Horizon Marine has ...

Horizon Marine has initiated a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with two Eddy Watch – Trinidad/Venezuela clients and a modeling group at the of to develop a dynamic numerical model for predicting the ...

Wednesday marked the beginning of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, and forecasters are warning that it could be a very active one. One of the reasons for the warning is a current of water in the ...

Ocean FOCUS began issuing forecasts on 16 February 2006 — just in time to warn oil production operators of a new warm eddy that has formed in the oil and gas-producing region of the Gulf of Mexico.