Rick ThomanAlaskaWx@alaskan.social
Aug 15, 2026, 10:26 PMSea surface temperature departure from from the 1991-2020 baseline around Alaska show increasing areas that warmer than normal in the Gulf of Alaska and western Bering Sea. Eastern Bering Sea still mostly cooler than normal. North of the Bering Strait, waters cooler than normal except areas that have been sea ice free for a while. Data courtesy NOAA/PSL/ESRL. @Climatologist49 @ZLabe