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2. The winds at the ground blow spirally outward on all 

 sides of the center of the HIGH, curving to the right. If we 

 stand with back to the wind, the center of the HIGH is behind 

 and on our right. If the center of a HIGH passes eastward 

 to the north of us, our wind will shift from northwest through 

 north to easterly. If the center passes by to the south, our 

 wind will shift from west through south to southeasterly. 

 If the center passes directly over us, the northwest wind dur- 

 ing its approach will be succeeded by light varying winds while 

 the center is over us, and followed by east or south winds after 

 the center passes eastward. (Contrast with General Rule of 

 winds about a LOW, Art. 283.) 



FIG. 189. Paths of the winds between highs and lows. 



3. The air near the center of a HIGH is settling downward. 



4. The front portion of a HIGH is a region of cold or falling 

 temperature and the rear side of a HIGH is a region of rising 

 temperature. 



5. The weather will be generally fair, with usually more than 

 average sunshine, as long as a HIGH dominates our locality. 

 (Contrast each of these weather changes about a HIGH with 

 those about a LOW.) 



292. Paths of Winds between Highs and Lows. We have 

 seen that in HIGHS the air settles downward and flows outward 

 in all directions, and in LOWS it is crowded in from all sides 



