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  • anticyclone: area of relatively high pressure surrounded by closed isobars, the pressure gradient being directed from the centre so that the wind blows spirally outward in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere, counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere; a region of atmosphere where pressure significantly exceeds that of the surroundings; A zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure, normally characterised by fine weather and unpredictable winds; An atmosphere system in which the wind circulates round an area of high pressure, clockwise in the North Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the South Hemisphere. The winds are usually moderate to light, and fine weather prevails.
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