General Navigation USCG Question #801 (Set 26)

In the Northern Hemisphere, an observer at point II in illustration D014NG below, should experience a wind shift from what direction?

USCG Exam Illustration D014NG
USCG Examination Diagram: Illustration D014NG
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option B — southwest, clockwise to northwest

According to northern hemisphere tropical cyclone models, passing south of the storm track places the vessel in the navigable semicircle. Here, veering winds shift clockwise from southwest through west to northwest as the low pressure center progresses eastward.

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