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What indicates that a tropical cyclone may be within 500 to 1,000 miles of your position?

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What indicates that a tropical cyclone may be within 500 to 1,000 miles of your position?

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• Tropical cyclone swell patterns and how they travel away from the storm center • Typical barometric pressure behavior as a cyclone approaches (near vs far) • Local wind shifts and rain patterns when a storm is already nearby or passing

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• Which sign would logically be detectable first when a tropical cyclone is still several hundred miles away, before strong winds and heavy rain arrive? • Does a barometer usually show a smooth trend or rapid up‑and‑down "pumping" when the storm center is still far away? • Are sudden wind shifts and strong, increasing winds more likely when the storm is close by, or still 500–1,000 miles distant?

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• Match each option to the likely distance of the storm: very far away, several hundred miles, or already near/passing • Consider the time scale on which swells, pressure changes, and wind shifts are felt relative to the storm’s approach • Ask: which sign could affect your area well before the main storm circulation and bad weather arrive?

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What indicates that a tropical cyclone may be within 500 to 1,000 miles of your position?

The normal swell pattern becoming confused, with the length of the swell increasing

An overcast sky with steadily increasing rain from nimbostratus clouds

A pumping of the barometer up and down a few millibars

A sudden wind shift from southwest to northwest followed by steadily increasing winds

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