You are steaming eastward in the North Atlantic in an extratropical cyclonic storm and the wind is dead ahead. According to the law of Buys Ballot, the center of the low pressure lies __________.

Correct Answer: Option A — to the south

Buys Ballot's Law states that if you face the wind in the Northern Hemisphere, the low-pressure center is to your right. With the wind dead ahead while steaming east, the low-pressure center must be located to your right, which is to the south of your current position.