Rooster tails have been mentioned in weather satellite interpretation since 2003 connected with tropical cyclones.  In the low cloud field, it represents a convergence zone on the westward extent of the Saharan Air Layer seen at the back of tropical cyclones gaining latitude. If there are two systems, the one nearer the pole strengthens, while the system nearest the Equator weakens within an area with downward motion in the mid-levels of the troposphere.
This description has also been used with high cloudiness spreading in a narrow channel towards the Equator within the outflow jet of a tropical cyclone, such as Hurricane Felix (1995). Mare's tail patterns within cirrus clouds are occasionally referred to by this term due to their appearance.