Final answer:
In the Northern Hemisphere, winds flow clockwise around a high pressure system, due to the rightward-deflecting Coriolis force.
Step-by-step explanation:
Winds flow around a high pressure system in different directions depending on the hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, winds circulate clockwise around a high-pressure system. This is due to the Coriolis force, which in the Northern Hemisphere deflects winds to the right.
Conversely, tropical cyclones and low-pressure systems in the Northern Hemisphere rotate in a counterclockwise direction as the winds are deflected to the right when flowing towards the low-pressure center. These rotations are opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where the Coriolis force causes wind to circulate counterclockwise around high-pressure systems and clockwise around low-pressure systems such as hurricanes.