The wind around a surface high pressure center in the Northern Hemisphere blows
a. counterclockwise and outward from the center.
b. counterclockwise and inward toward the center.
c. clockwise and outward from the center.
d. clockwise and inward toward the center.
e. clockwise and parallel to the center.
ANSWER: c
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