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In the Northern Hemisphere, the right half of the storm is known as the dangerous semicircle. Which statement(s) is/are TRUE?

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In the Northern Hemisphere, the right half of the storm is known as the dangerous semicircle. Which statement(s) is/are TRUE?

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• Northern Hemisphere storm structure and the idea of a dangerous semicircle • Relationship between storm motion and cyclonic wind rotation • How wind speed and direction affect sea state and a vessel’s track

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• First picture the rotation of winds around a low-pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere. How does that rotation combine with the direction the storm is moving on its right-hand side? • Think about what happens to a vessel that is already in strong winds and seas on the right side of the storm. Would the combined wind + wave + storm track tend to move you toward or away from the storm’s center? • Ask yourself: if the wind is moving in roughly the same direction as the storm’s track, what does that usually do to effective wind speed and sea height in that semicircle?

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• Verify how cyclonic rotation in the Northern Hemisphere (counterclockwise) combines with the forward motion of the storm on the right side of its track • Check whether increased wind speed generally leads to higher seas, all else being equal • Confirm whether, in the dangerous semicircle, the resultant wind and seas tend to set a vessel into the storm’s path rather than away from it

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Question 1 of 20

In the Northern Hemisphere, the right half of the storm is known as the dangerous semicircle. Which statement(s) is/are TRUE?

The direction of the wind and seas might carry a vessel into the path of the storm

The wind speed is greater here since the wind is traveling in the same general direction as the storm's track

The seas are higher because of greater wind speed

All of the above

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Question 1 / 2066636ee928f7522a1c519d22

Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c519d22

In the Northern Hemisphere, the right half of the storm is known as the dangerous semicircle. Which statement(s) is/are TRUE?

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In the Northern Hemisphere, the right half of the storm is known as the dangerous semicircle. Which statement(s) is/are TRUE?

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