A Weather System Is Moving from West to East

question 22

Multiple Choice

A weather system is moving from west to east. You look at a weather map and see that you are in an area of closely spaced isobars with the center just to your east, but the spacing of the isobars increases to the west of you. What would you forecast for wind conditions?

• A) Winds will increase.
• B) Winds will decrease.
• C) Winds will stay the same.
• D) Winds will increase then decrease.

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