A hurricane is 30 miles off the coast of Miami, Florida moving up and parallel t

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A hurricane is 30 miles off the coast of Miami, Florida moving up and parallel to the Florida east coast. Suppose you are at ERAU in Daytona Beach, Florida. The surface winds in your area will first change direction as the hurricane's center passes due east of Daytona Beach from [ Select ] ["southwest", "east", "south", "northeast", "northwest", "southeast"] to [ Select ] ["southeast", "northwest", "northeast", "southwest"] . Considering quadrants of the hurricane, not directions, the strongest winds would mostly occur [ Select ] ["left rear quadrant of the hurricane", "right rear quadrant of the hurricane", "right forward quadrant of the hurricane"] . Finally, thunderstorms associated with rain bands in the northwest quadrant of the hurricane will most likely move [ Select ] ["east to west", "west to east", "south to north", "north to south"]

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Solution:

From south east to North west.

Rain bands located 50 mi to 90 mi from a cyclone's center move outwards.

They produce heavy rains in the right front quadrant.

West to east.

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