...LOOP CURRENT WARM WATER EDDIES IN SOUTHERN GULF THAT BOTH STORMS HAVE TO PASS OVER COULD FUEL THEM TO BIGGER STORM...

  In the Gulf of Mexico, the deepest areas of warm water are associated with the Loop Current and the rings of current that have separated from the Loop Current are commonly called Loop Current eddies. ... As hurricanes pass over warm areas of the Gulf of Mexico, they convert the ocean's heat into storm energy.

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