Generally, cooler summer waters in the Atlantic are associated with stronger trade winds blowing over the equator. These strong winds sweep away warmer surface water colder, deep ocean water to ...

reduced Atlantic trade winds and less wind shear, all of which tend to favor tropical storm formation, Spinrad said. "We ...

known as the trade winds, blow from east to west (Figure 2). As these powerful winds blow across the tropical Atlantic, they evaporate ocean water and transport the moisture across Central America ...