Persistent area of cloud - am I going nuts?

[minesadorada]

Just to the south-west, around 10 miles or so out to sea there's been a small but persistent area of cloud that just doesn't go away.

It's been there for months now and for the life of me, I can't think why.  On colder days, I've seen rain under it.

It's not the prevailing wind, as it has varied quite a lot this year, and the cloud spot never shifts.

My OH says I'm bonkers to keep going on about it.  Perhaps I am, but I like a puzzle.

[Perikles]

It's called La Gomera. It's an island

[minesadorada]

It's Gomera that convinces me it's not the trade wind 'plume'

Over Gomera, the cloud is streaming north west, yet the patch south-west of Tenerife persists.

[Perikles]

I can't say I've seen anything much this year, the visibility has been consistently bad from our altitude that we have hardly been able to see the sea at all. So I haven't noticed any regular feature.

[minesadorada]

I noticed it earlier in the year.  On all but the bluest of blue-sky days, it's there.

I can only think of one thing that would make a fixed patch of sea warmer near a volcano.. and it can't be that!

==edit== I know that you lot will take the piss for ever more about 'my little patch' but I don't care.  I'm curious...

[Janet]

I can only think of one thing that would make a fixed patch of sea warmer near a volcano.. and it can't be that!

is this anywhere near La Restinga, @minesadorada ?

[minesadorada]

Of course it's not there this morning..

..but if you were to project the Playa de Las Americas 'spur' out to sea about 10 miles or so, and a mile or so west - that's the spot I'm talking about.

[Myrtle Hogan-Lance]

You're not nuts Dorada, I've seen it too.  The cloud cover we have had this summer is enough to drive anyone nuts though.