Although she's doing a slow fade right now, globally the atmosphere is still behaving as if she's still there and this is part of the legacy, or the hangover, from La Nina.

Really, the ocean is simply the fuel tank for these great hurricanes, and right now, I would characterize the South Atlantic as high octane.

It's a classic Santa Ana, arriving right on schedule.

If we look out into our future, global warming will have a longer impact, which makes it somewhat scary.

Often a high pressure system drives the winds. The winds come off the mountain passes, the air heats up and becomes very dry and can be very strong.

The magic number is 80 degrees Fahrenheit. What we are seeing in the Atlantic right now is temperatures that are 82 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit, almost two to four degrees above their normal temperatures.