The Influence of a Precursor Central American Gyre and a Northerly Surge into the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the Formation of Hurricane Patricia in October 2015

Lance F Bosart, University at Albany State University of New York, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Albany, United States, Alicia Marie Bentley, University at Albany State University of New York, Albany, NY, United States, Andrew S. Levine, National Hurricane Center, Davie, FL, United States and Philippe Pierre Papin, SUNY at Albany, Albany, NY, United States