Consider a surface low pressure area that moves from south to north directly east of your home in the northern hemisphere. Which of the following describes the resulting shift in wind direction?

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In the northern hemisphere, due to the Coriolis effect, winds around a low-pressure system rotate counterclockwise. As the system moves from south to north directly east of your location, the wind direction at your home would shift from northeast (NE) to north (N), and then to northwest (NW) as the center of the low-pressure system passes by to the east.

Consider a Surface Low Pressure Area That Moves from South