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​​​​A rotating weather system has a tangential velocity of $100 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$, diameter of $1 \: \mathrm{ km}$ , and located at a latitude where the Coriolis parameter is $10^{-4} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$. Which one of the following statements is true about this weather system?

  1. It is in geostrophic balance.
  2. It is in gradient wind balance.
  3. It is a high-pressure system.
  4. It is in cyclostrophic balance.

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