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Westerlies
The
Westerlies
,
anti-trades
, or
Prevailing Westerlies
, are
prevailing winds
from the west toward the east in the
middle latitudes
between 30 ad 60 degrees
latitude
. They originate from the high-pressure areas in the
horse latitudes
and tend towards the
pole
s and steer
extratropical cyclones
in this general manner.
Tropical cyclones
which cross the
subtropical ridge
axis into the Westerlies recurve due to the increased westerly flow. The
winds
are predominantly from the southwest in the
Northern Hemisphere
and from the northwest in the
Southern Hemisphere
.
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