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eye of the storm The center of a tropical cyclone, marked by relatively light winds, confused seas, rising temperature, lowered relative humidity, and often by clear skies. The general area of lowest atmospheric pressure of a cyclone is called storm center. See G190 for a cross section of a hurricane and G271 for a rough estimate of pressure drops near the eye.

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