General Navigation USCG Question #1165 (Set 36)

If your weather bulletin shows the center of a low pressure area to be 100 miles due east of your position, what winds can you expect in the Northern Hemisphere?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — North to northwest

Applying Buys Ballot's Law in the Northern Hemisphere with a low pressure center due east places the observer on the western periphery of the cyclonic system, resulting in prevailing winds from the north to northwest.

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