Hurricanes are creatures of the sea – the fierce storms form in the warm ocean areas of the tropics and can grow as they travel. Hurricanes are created when several conditions are met: warm surface ocean temperatures, light winds aloft, and spin or rotation.
The warm surface temperature of the sea (at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit) is a key ingredient since it acts as fuel for the storm. Since hurricanes travel east to west, the light winds aloft are necessary so the storm is supported by an easterly wind flow. And the forming hurricane must have spin or rotation generated by winds coming together.

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