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

Correct Answer: Option B — to the south of you

Applying Buys Ballot's Law in the Southern Hemisphere, a dead ahead wind while steaming west indicates the cyclonic low-pressure center lies to the left (south) of the vessel's track.