Bermuda High

E926138

Bermuda High is a semi-permanent subtropical high-pressure system over the western North Atlantic that strongly influences summer weather patterns, including heat and humidity along the U.S. East Coast and the steering of tropical cyclones.

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Label Occurrences
Bermuda High canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf atmospheric circulation feature ⓘ
semi-permanent pressure system ⓘ
subtropical high-pressure system ⓘ
affects Caribbean weather patterns ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico weather patterns ⓘ
North Atlantic trade winds ⓘ
position and strength of the jet stream over the North Atlantic ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Azores High (western lobe) ⓘ
linked to: Azores High
characterizedBy clockwise circulation in the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
persistent high sea-level pressure ⓘ
subsiding air ⓘ
suppression of cloud formation near its center ⓘ
climateRole influences interannual variability of summer climate in eastern North America ⓘ
key component of North Atlantic climate system ⓘ
modulates Atlantic hurricane season activity ⓘ
extendsToward Caribbean Sea during strong phases ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico during strong phases ⓘ
eastern United States during strong phases ⓘ
hasEffect can block cold fronts from reaching the southeastern United States in summer ⓘ
can contribute to drought in the southeastern United States when positioned farther west ⓘ
can contribute to increased rainfall in the eastern United States when positioned farther east ⓘ
can direct tropical cyclones toward the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
can direct tropical cyclones toward the U.S. East Coast ⓘ
can enhance heat index values along the U.S. East Coast ⓘ
can steer tropical cyclones away from land into the open Atlantic ⓘ
hemisphere Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
influences Atlantic tropical cyclone tracks ⓘ
heat along the U.S. East Coast ⓘ
heat waves in the eastern United States ⓘ
humidity along the U.S. East Coast ⓘ
moisture transport from the Atlantic into North America ⓘ
precipitation patterns in the southeastern United States ⓘ
steering of Atlantic hurricanes ⓘ
steering of Atlantic tropical storms ⓘ
summer monsoon-like flow into the southeastern United States ⓘ
summer weather patterns over the eastern United States ⓘ
locatedIn North Atlantic subtropical region ⓘ
western North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
oceanBasin North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic
partOf North Atlantic subtropical high ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic High
pressureType high pressure ⓘ
relatedTo Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation ⓘ
Azores High ⓘ
North Atlantic Oscillation ⓘ
typicalSeason boreal summer ⓘ
early autumn ⓘ
late spring ⓘ

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