Wind conditions in the north central Pacific at noon on February 6, 2003. The shaded areas indicate wind speed. The vectors (red arrows) show which direction the wind is blowing. Notice that the strongest winds blow in a circular fashion around the center of the storm.
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Y ou can access wind speed images from the NOAA Wavewatch page at: http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/main_int.html .