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Generally speaking, which direction do the more destructive storms occurring on the Great Lakes usually come from?

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• Prevailing wind patterns over the Great Lakes region in fall and winter • How wind direction over a long stretch of water (fetch) affects wave height and storm severity • The usual path of strong low-pressure systems across the central United States and Canada

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• Think about which compass direction the strongest cold fronts and low-pressure systems typically move from over the upper Midwest and Great Lakes. • Consider which wind direction would give the longest fetch across the main bodies of the Great Lakes, building the largest seas. • Recall mariner experience on the Lakes: in bad weather seasons, from which quarter do the strongest winds and biggest seas most often arrive?

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• Identify the dominant storm track that affects the Great Lakes in late fall and early winter when the worst storms tend to occur. • Match storm track to wind direction: where is the low-pressure center relative to the Lakes when winds are strongest there? • Check for longest fetch: which listed direction would blow over the greatest distance of open water on the larger lakes (e.g., Superior, Michigan, Huron)?

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