Question 855Navigation General

The correct answer is C) northeast. According to Buys Ballot's law, when an observer in the Northern Hemisphere experiences a northwest wind, the center of low pressure is located to the northeast of the observer. This is because Buys Ballot's law states that if you stand with your back to the wind in the Northern Hemisphere, the low-pressure center will be to your left. The other answer choices are incorrect because a northwest wind would not indicate the low-pressure center is to the northwest (A), west-southwest (B), or south-southeast (D) of the observer in the Northern Hemisphere.