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A front that spirals counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere is called an occluded front.

Fronts don't flow counterclockwise, although a low does have a counterclockwise spin and frontal systems form off of a low.

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Is high pressure slow wind or fast wind?

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In a tornado the air spirals mostly vertically?

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What direction does the air spiral in a high pressure?

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