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What are the prevailing winds in the region of the North Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico in which tropical cyclones form?

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The trade winds or easterlies are the permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region (between 30°N and 30°S latitudes).
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