NOTES: SST Anomalies -- May 19, 1998 Subject: El Nino's last days!? Latest [5/19/98] satellite SST "HotSpots": http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html show massive erosion [FINALLY] at the surface of the warm water pool along the eastern tropical Pacific -- compare 5/12 HotSpot. Actual SSTs along the Equator: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/equatpac.c.gif show SSTs have lowered dramatically in the last few days to below 26C [at 110W] where only last week they were still running close to 29C! Paul Chang's satellite winds are beginning to pick up a bit of speed: http://140.90.191.231/dataimages/ssmi/day/ssmi_ave578/ssmi98138_ave.gif AES