Final answer:
In the northern hemisphere, the wind flows around a high pressure area in a clockwise direction, which is caused by the Coriolis force.
Step-by-step explanation:
The wind flows around a high pressure area in the northern hemisphere in a clockwise direction. This phenomenon is due to the Coriolis force, which deflects moving objects such as air to the right in the northern hemisphere. For example, hurricanes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise due to the Coriolis effect on the low-pressure system; conversely, the high-pressure systems have wind flowing outwards that gets deflected to the right, leading to a clockwise rotation. While in a low-pressure system in the northern hemisphere, winds are deflected to the right leading to a counterclockwise rotation; in a high-pressure system, the air flowing away also gets deflected to the right but since the flow is outward, it results in a clockwise rotation.