Coriolis+Effect+&+Travel+Paths+-+Orange

**__Coriolis Effect__: -** Earth's rotation - Most powerful determinint in wind patterns - Doesn't affect westerly winds

- Caused by Coriolis effect - Carries hurricanes westward from Africa to the ocean
 * __Northeast Trade Winds:__**

- Hurricane may reach high enough to touch troposphere - It can spread across the surface of the planet and cover hundreds of square miles of land and sea
 * __Traveling:__**

- Air north of the equator moves in a clockwise direction - Air south of the equator moves in a counter-clockwise direction
 * __Circulation of Air__**:

- Atlantic Basin storm must move over latitudes of 10 and 30 degrees North to further develop - Cape Verde Islands at this latitude - Ocean temperature has to be 80+ degrees for a storm to further develop
 * __Developing Hurricane__**: