Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of MexicoSize: 31" x 25" x 2" Locale: Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Cuba About half of the Gulf is shallow continental shelf waters, leading to warmer water temperatures which feed powerful hurricanes. Out in the open Atlantic, a hurricane will draw up cool water from the depths, and it will be much less likely that other storms will follow in its wake (warm water is a precondition for their formation). The Gulf is shallower;