Tropical Storm Helene



Track maps

Helene developed from Tropical Depression Twelve east of the Caribbean. It weakened to an open wave before entering the Caribbean and then re-developed to a depression in the western Caribbean. It finally reached tropical storm strength in the Gulf of Mexico.

7 day average SST image from 20 September (391 Kb) This image is derived from the average composite sea surface temperature (SST) data over 7 days ending 20 September 2000. The averaging is done to remove clouds. The temperature scale for the SST in this image is 25 to 32 C. The track of Helene is overlaid on this image. Notice the track of Helene crossing the relatively cool wake of Gordon (i.e., the wake is only relatively cool because the sst doesn't fall below 28 C within it).

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GALLERY OF NOAA SATELLITE AVHRR IMAGES OF HELENE