In the Northern Hemisphere，if your vessel is in a hurricane’

When a high pressure system is centered north of your vessel in the Northern Hemisphere ______．

A.You should experience hot，moist，clear weather

B.The wind direction is generally easterly

C.The winds should be from the southwest at your location

D.The winds should be brisk

If your weather bulletin shows the center of a low pressure area to be 100 miles due east of your position, what winds can you expect in the Northern Hemisphere?______.

A.East to northeast

B.East to southeast

C.North to northwest

D.South to southeast

The circulation around a low pressure center in the Northern Hemisphere is ______.

A.counterclockwise

B.variable

C.clockwise

D.Anticyclonic

In the Northern Hemisphere, when the center of a high pressure system is due east of your position, you can expect winds from the ______.

A.south to east

B.north to west

C.north to east

D.south to west

Hurricanes may move in any direction．However，it is rare and generally of short duration when a hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere moves toward the ______．

A.West or northwest

B.Northeast

C.Southeast

D.North

In the Northern Hemisphere, the largest waves or swells created by a typhoon or hurricane will be located ______.

A.in the southeast quadrant of the storm

B.directly behind the storm center

C.forward and to the right of its course

D.behind and to the left of its course

The dangerous semicircle of a hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere is that area of the storm ______.

A.to the right of the storm's track

B.measured from true north clockwise to 180°T

C.measured from true north counterclockwise to 180°T

D.between the ship's heading and the bearing to the eye

In the Northern Hemisphere, when the wind at your location is northerly, the low pressure center causing the wind is located to your ______.

A.NNW

B.WSW

C.ESE

D.SSW