Circulation within a hurricane Air circulates around and in toward a hurricane's low pressure centerthe eye of the storm. Surface wind speeds are light in the eye, reaching a maximum approximately 25 km from the eye (an area called the eye wall because of its tall cumulonimbus clouds), and diminish with distance from the eye wall. In what direction do the surface winds blow around the eye of a Northern hemisphere hurricane? (Refer back to the lecture if needed.) Group of answer choices counter clockwise clockwise