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Other Factors: The Importance of the Ocean.
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Other Factors: The Importance of the Ocean The prevailing winds over a region prior to a storm, the expected prevailing winds over a region during a storm, the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean, and the character of the Gulf Stream current always play a role in storm development, propagation, and precipitation type. These factors must always be taken into account prior to a storm taking place that is expected to propagate and intensify along the East coast of the United States. Click here for current ocean temperatures
Temperature Contrast Between Land and Water: Polar Jet, Meet the Gulf Stream Current Textbook Factors for Bombogensis: • General, a >22 vorticity maximum • Strong 500 mb winds south of the vorticity maximum • STRONG thermal gradient and SST gradient (land to sea) Courtesy of HM