The clouds over the Canary Islands are called Karman Vortices. The low clouds change shape and form due to the “island effect” (soudo high pressure over the island). The clouds in the image are prevented from going over the island as a result. Its like there is a “bubble force field” (high pressure created by an inversion (air warming with height), the land is warmer than the water surrounding the island) and the clouds must go around. When they go around the island the wind speed increases, due to the increase in pressure, and the clouds twist once they make it around. It looks cool on the satellite, like in this picture off the coast of Africa.
Wikipedia Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_vortex_street
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