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USCG General Navigation (Set 37)

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What wind reverses directions seasonally?

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#1 What wind reverses directions seasonally? #2 A strong, often violent, northerly wind occurring on the Pacific coast of Mexico, particularly during the colder months, is called __________. #3 A "Norther" in the Gulf of Mexico is __________. #4 What will a veering wind do? #5 A weather forecast states that the wind will commence backing. In the Northern Hemisphere, this would indicate that it will __________. #6 A weather forecast states that the wind will commence veering. In the Northern Hemisphere this indicates that the wind will __________. #7 A local wind which occurs during the daytime and is caused by the different rates of warming of land and water is a __________. #8 Which wind results from a land mass cooling more quickly at night than an adjacent water area? #9 What generally occurs when the land is cooler than the nearby water? #10 A katabatic wind blows __________. #11 Which Beaufort force indicates a wind speed of 65 knots? #12 The Beaufort scale is used to estimate the __________. #13 A gale is characterized by a wind speed of __________. #14 A hurricane is characterized by winds of __________. #15 In illustration D009NG below, your position X is at LAT 35°S. Which winds are you experiencing? #16 In regions near the poles, the winds are generally described as __________. #17 Considering the general circulation of the atmosphere, the wind system between latitudes 30°N and 60°N is commonly called the __________. #18 The force resulting from the earth's rotation that causes winds to deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere is called __________. #19 Which of the following is associated with consistently high barometric pressure? #20 The direction of prevailing winds in the Northern hemisphere is caused by the __________. #21 Where are the prevailing westerlies of the Southern Hemisphere located? #22 The prevailing westerlies of the Southern Hemisphere blow 18 - 30 knots __________. #23 The winds of the "roaring forties" are strongest near __________. #24 The wind flow from the horse latitudes to the doldrums is deflected due to __________. #25 On the pole side of the trade wind belt, there is an area of high pressure with weak pressure gradients and light, variable winds. This area is called the __________. #26 The region of high pressure extending around the Earth at about 35°N latitude is called the __________. #27 The greater the pressure difference between a high and a low pressure center, the __________. #28 Wind velocity varies __________. #29 Which wind pattern has the most influence over the movement of frontal weather systems over the North American continent? #30 In the doldrums you will NOT have __________.

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