Florida Current

The Florida Current results from the movement of water pushed from the Atlantic into the Caribbean Sea by the rotation of the Earth (which exerts a greater force at the equator).

The water piles up along Central America and flows northward through the Yucatán Channel into the Gulf of Mexico.

[8] Shorter variations in the transport may last between 2 and 20 days depending on wind current patterns, and are shortest during the summer months.

[9] Therefore, the effects of the seasonal variability of the Florida Current on the wider reaching Gulf Stream is unknown.

Inversely, less wind speed and colder temperatures slow down currents and transport is typically lower.