How is the ridge of high pressure centered in the central gulf coastal
states related to the Bermuda high? Is it a westward extension of the
Bermuda high? Is this part of why it won't quit?

I saw a map that shows two separate centers of high pressure, the lines
around which connect. One center is in the central Gulf coast states, and
the other is in the central Atlantic.

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Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, Texas

I'll try this again. Is the high pressure ridge centered over the central
gulf coast states part of the Bermuda high, either properly speaking, or
functionally at times?

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Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, Texas