Cooling Down

Fall is definitely here, though it's not quite cool & crisp:

More importantly, here's the sea surface temperature map of the Gulf, before Helene:

And after Milton:

Note how the hot stripe starting in the Yucatan Strait has largely fallen apart, and the overall surface temperature is down.  Hopeful signs, even if it's still a long way to December.

I just want some cool weather to go hiking and camping.

ps: You can get the daily sea surface temp maps here: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/products/ocean/ohc/