Resumen

VALDERA FIGUEREDO, Nathalí; MARCELO GARCIA, Gleidys  y  VICTORERO HERNANDEZ, Alfredo. Gulf of Mexico’s tropical cyclones and their relationship with the loop current. Rev. Cubana Met. [online]. 2024, vol.30, n.1  Epub 01-Mar-2024. ISSN 2664-0880.

An analysis of the climatology of tropical storms and hurricanes over the Gulf of Mexico during the period 2000-2022 is presented, particularly with the formation, intensification and trajectories followed by tropical cyclonic organisms in this basin. Particular attention was paid to the southeastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico, an area where the Loop Current is usually located with greater frequency. The tropical cyclone season in the Gulf of Mexico occurs mostly between the months of June and October with high variability from year to year.

Between 2000 and 2022, 63 organisms was originated in the Gulf of Mexico. The formation of tropical cyclones took place over the entire Gulf while intensification occurred over the western half, mainly over the Bay of Campeche. On the other hand, the formation and intensification processes over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico are too few to establish conclusive relationships between tropical cyclogenesis and the Loop Current. However, the intensification occurred in tropical cyclones of Atlantic origin and near of 24ºN, coinciding with the position of the Loop Current in its retracted phase.

Palabras clave : Tropical Cyclones; Gulf of Mexico; Loop Current.

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