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using the data above from hurricane felipe ii that hit san juan, puerto rico in 1928, answer the following question.
how would you explain the change in wind direction from sept 13 at 3pm to sept 13 at 9pm?
a the storm began spinning the other direction
b the hurricane died out
c the winds in the eye wall were travelling in a different direction
d the swirling winds in the front side of the storm were travelling in different directions than those in the back side of the storm as experienced in san juan.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Hurricanes typically maintain a consistent spin direction (e.g., counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere), so a sudden reversal is unlikely.
• Option B: The data (e.g., wind speed, pressure) doesn’t indicate the hurricane died out; it still has measurable wind and pressure changes.
• Option C: Wind direction change isn’t primarily due to eye - wall wind direction alone, as the eye - wall has a more complex role related to the storm’s structure but not a simple direction flip for this time - frame.
• Option D: In a hurricane, the front and back sides (relative to the storm’s movement and the location like San Juan) have different wind directions due to the storm’s rotational and translational motion. As the storm moves, the wind direction at a location can change because the location is experiencing different parts of the storm (front vs. back side), which matches the wind direction change from 3 pm to 9 pm.

Answer:

D. the swirling winds in the front side of the storm were travelling in different directions than those in the back side of the storm as experienced in San Juan.