Instead of the air flowing straight out of a high pressure system, it spirals out in a clockwise direction. The cause of the clockwise spiraling motion is:

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The clockwise spiraling motion of air coming out of a high pressure system is caused by the Coriolis force, which deflects the air to the right in the Northern Hemisphere. This is due to the rotation of the Earth, which causes objects moving in a straight path to appear to curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

Instead of the Air Flowing Straight Out of a High