In the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), as the warm Loop Current (LC) extends into the southeastern Gulf, strong deep eddies are energized through LC interaction with topography and baroclinic instability. A 6-year free-running numerical simulation using a regional configuration of the Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM) shows the importance of deep cyclones to Loop Current Eddy (LCE) formation, particularly in the deep region south of 25°N,...