General Navigation USCG Q#910 (Set 29)

In the Northern Hemisphere a wind is said to veer when the wind __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — changes direction clockwise, as from north to east, etc.

Meteorological definitions in Bowditch state that a veering wind shifts clockwise in direction, such as moving from north through northeast to east.

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