Zonal vertical wind shear averaged across the central tropical Atlantic and Caribbean from July 1-30 is at its 2nd weakest on record (since 1979). The only year with less zonal vertical wind shear from July 1-30 was 2005. #hurricane pic.twitter.com/mFvDMUOUwQ

— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) August 4, 2020