Tropical systems simply love very warm ocean waters. They are most excited when the water temperatures reach 85 or 87. Ida certainly will not find that as she progresses into the Northern Gulf waters which have cooled to the 70s and even some 60s.
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Published on: November 9, 2009 at 6:40 AM
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