Ocean Response to Hurricane Wilma:

* Wilma intensified around Oct/19/12GMT as it headed west/northwestward 
over warmer water (higher SSH - Sea Surface Height) in the Cayman Sea 
deeper region, from cooler shelf/slope region to the east/southeast 
(where the storm was on Oct/18 - not shown);

* Wilma leaves a trail of cooler water (SST - Sea Surface Temperature) 
especially to its right;

* The OHC (Ocean Heat Content) is continually modified by the storm, 
most significantly under and behind the storm where the OHC is 
decreased;

* Wilma also leaves a trail of upwelling (blue) and downwelling (red) 
cells, as high as +-80 m/day;

* The storm is strong enough to temporarily displace (to the east) the 
Loop Current.

* We also found that the ocean warmed around the Loop Current during 
hurricane Wilma - click "Publications" on left.

[Oct/20/2005 & May/16/2006]