Hurricanes
Hurricanes need these conditions to form
What is warm water and warm, humid air?
This is the Cause of the Coriolis Effect
What is the rotation of the Planet?
Front that pushes cold air through warm air
What is a cold front?
Current short term variations in the atmosphere are referred to as ____________.
What is weather?
What type of weather is associated with a cold front?
intense precipitation and thunderstorms
The place where Atlantic hurricanes Typically begin?
off the coast of Africa
Hurricane Rotation in the Northern Hemisphere because of the Coriolis Effect
What is Counter Clock wise?
Weather systems in the United States move in this direction
What is west to east?
When altitude increases what happens to pressure?
decreases
What type of front is a cold air mass coming in and forcing up a warm air mass?
What is a cold front
The reason the ocean is warmest in September.
What is water is slow to heat up?
Because of the Coriolis Effect hurricanes move from the equator to the Poles in this direction usually
What is West or North West?
Front that pushes warm air through cold air
What is a warm front?
Areas of low pressure usually have what type of weather?
What is cloudy ?
a storm that has winds speeds of 39-73 mph
What is a tropical storm?
Beginning and ending dates of the Atlantic hurricane season
Beginning and ending dates of hurricane season
Without the Coriolis effect winds would move this direction
What is North to south or south to north
This brings sunny skies
What is high pressure?
The speed of winds are dependent on this
What is the speed warm air masses rise?
A tropical storm is upgraded to a Cat 1 hurricane at wind speeds of
What is 74 mph?
The temperature the ocean must be for hurricanes to form
What is at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit
The highest level of energy transfer happens at the equator when water starts to
What is evaporate?
This brings cloudy and stormy weather
What is low pressure?
This is responsible for shear and lessening the strength of already formed storms
What is the jet stream?
At 157 mph a Hurricane is considered to be
What is Category 5?