description Now let's add a high pressure system southeast of Florida in the Atlantic, between the low and the hurricane's starting position.
The winds blow clockwise around high pressure systems, so think of another eggbeater that stirs the atmosphere in a clockwise direction. Winds at the top of the high (around New England) are blowing from west to east. Recall that this is opposite the way the winds blow at the northern edge of the low pressure system. The center of the huge blob of high pressure is off the southeastern coast of Florida.
So, if the winds blow clockwise around the high pressure system, which direction are they blowing on its southern edge in the Caribbean Sea?
a. From north to south
b. From west to east
c. From south to north
d. From east to west