General Navigation USCG Question #1332 (Set 42)

In low latitudes, the high(s) of the diurnal variation of pressure occur(s) at __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option C — 1000 and 2200

As detailed in Bowditch's marine meteorology principles, the semidiurnal and diurnal pressure waves in low latitudes produce regular barometric maxima precisely at 1000 and 2200 local apparent time.

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