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 ] ["northwest", "south", "northeast", "east", "southeast", "southwest"] to [ Select ] ["northeast", "southwest", "southeast", "northwest"] . Considering quadrants of the hurricane, not directions, the strongest winds would mostly occur [ Select ] ["right forward quadrant of the hurricane", "left rear quadrant of the hurricane", "right rear 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", "north to south", "south to north"]

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1. South to South-east

2. Right forward quadrant of the hurricane

3. If we are talking about the overall movement of the rainbands relative to the movement of the hurricane, then the rainbands are travelling south to north. But if we are talking about the movement within the quadrants of a hurricane, since the hurricane winds spiral inward in an anti-clockwise motion, the rain bands follow this movement and will most likely move east to west.

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