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    Explain Why Winds Aloft Flow Roughly Parallel to the Isobars
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Explain Why Winds Aloft Flow Roughly Parallel to the Isobars

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Explain why winds aloft flow roughly parallel to the isobars, while surface winds travel at an angle across the isobars.

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