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El día 25 de junio de 2022, la última situación observada es 15º 06’N 056º 30’ W HRB 17:00, a unas 300’ al E de Dominica. Con condiciones meteorológicas reinantes de fuerza 12 y sin posibilidad de recibir partes meteorológicos, se sospecha que se encuentran ante un ciclón. Si el viento rola en sentido horario y la presión marcada por el barómetro disminuye ¿en qué zona del ciclón se encuentra?On 25 June 2022 the last observed position is 15º 06′N 056º 30′W, ship’s time 17:00, about 300 miles east of Dominica. With force 12 conditions and no way of getting forecasts, a cyclone is suspected. If the wind veers clockwise and the barometer is falling, in what part of the cyclone are we?
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Correct answer: a) Dangerous semicircle, front quadrant.
Why it is correct
Northern Hemisphere and a clockwise shift: dangerous semicircle. Pressure falling: the centre is approaching, front quadrant.
Why the others are not
- b) In the rear, the pressure would rise.
- c) In the north, clockwise is dangerous.
- d) Neither the semicircle nor the quadrant.
How to work it out in the exam
- Wind gives the semicircle. The barometer gives the quadrant.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de junio · CY Test 1 · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de junio · CY Test 2 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
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