Where in a Hurricane Is the Atmospheric Pressure Lowest, and Approximately

question 39

Multiple Choice

Where in a hurricane is the atmospheric pressure lowest, and approximately what is that pressure?

• A)lowest in the zone of high winds, just outside the eye; about 950 millibars
• B)lowest just outside the eye wall; about 920 millibars
• C)lowest in the eye; about 960-970 millibars
• D)lowest in the eye; about 1200-1300 millibars
• E)lowest in the zone of high winds, midway between the eye and its outer fringes; about 900-910 millibars ​

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