Conditions that favor the formation of a hurricane are:

*High humidity

*Warm sea surface temperature (80 degrees F)

*Deep ocean water (200 feet deep or more)

*Weak shearing winds

Try This: Evolution of a Hurricane

Try This:  Interactive Hurricane

(Choose Hurricane Maker on the Sun Sentinal page)

The model shows convection patterns in hurricane Andrew.

Look carefully at the arrows. 

Write a caption describing the convective flows.