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                  Potential Bleaching for Palau

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Potential Bleaching for Palau:
    http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/icg/cl2.html

The WebSite shown above is our revised Hotspot chart based on new
Pathfinder SSTs (we believe are improved from our original charts).  
The SST time series shows:
http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad/sub/sst_series_palau_cur.html

SSTs now are higher than the previous event back in June and early 
July, when some slight paling was reported at Palau, and have risen 
rapidly this month.

Hopefully this high temperature episodes is short lived...

Verification (positive or negative) appreciated.

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Alan E. Strong
NOAA's Coral Reef Watch Project
NOAA/NESDIS

10 October 2001