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Sentence Examples The rivers on the eastern side of the divide empty into Hudson's Bay, while the westerly rivers flow to the Pacific. The recent snow and rain turned some of the peat hags into quagmires and a stiff westerly wind made the going tough. The westerly dipping reflections show that the dune has migrated from east to west and is accreting on its western side. The jet stream typically hovers above New England making the predominate wind a westerly one. The easterly jet is replaced by a narrow westerly subtropical jet stream on the southern edge of the Himalaya. Palawan, the most westerly island of the archipelago is a local name meaning Gate of Combat. After climbing a steep rise for about twenty minutes the road crested, then began to slope downwards, taking a more westerly direction. I was using the binoculars and could see it clearly and started moving in a westerly direction picking up speed as it went. After two hours of fishing, the wind freshened up considerably from a westerly direction. An alternative base for touring from is Denham, Australia's most westerly town. In my book, a Sunday afternoon jaunt to report on a game at the westerly outpost could only ever be described as a treat, not a chore. The back garden has a westerly orientation and is surrounded by mature shrubs and trees. A light westerly wind blew, gentle as the day, and whipped up the dusts moving them to scattered graves and other surrounding parts of the city. Specifically, westerly winds blow stronger, but changes in wind speed and direction occur all over the planet. In spring, the westerly winds blow across the frozen lake and become cooler. Heavy swells and strong westerly winds made for tough rowing conditions and the organisers were taking no chances with the safety of competitors. There was a strong westerly wind blowing that day, around 20-25 knots but the object didn't appear to be drifting. Because of the westerly winds it just blows back in again, just like all the muck and dust from the building site next door. Many hurricanes eventually drift far enough north or south to move into areas dominated by westerly winds. Dutch and possibly Portuguese navigators had done much to chart the westerly approaches to the Pacific. Show More Sentences It will become cloudy along the coast in the afternoon where the wind will be moderate to fresh westerly. Rough seas and 20-knot westerly winds made the task of moving the female whale into deeper waters impossible. Ships of the 16th and 17th centuries entering the Pacific from Cape Horn would not attempt to sail into these westerly winds. It was a day when global warming showed that it can survive even in the face of a westerly gale. The wind howled from a south westerly direction making the weather feel quite warm for the time of the year. At present there are still isolated pockets of windslab particularly on aspects lee to the westerly quarter. This amazing feat is consistent with the westerly airstream prevalent in the latitude of South Africa. Hail showers are quite common over the British Isles in westerly and northerly airstreams in spring. The wind caught the sails with a dull boom and the ship heeled about, tacking into the westerly breeze sweeping across the lake. Strong westerly winds circle the globe in middle latitudes around this vortex. It's an ugly place to be caught on a lee shore with a westerly gale and the tide making. A strong, gusty westerly made it feel bitterly cold but it was dry, and I was thankful for that. The resort has 75 luxury rooms and suites, most of which enjoy westerly, seaward aspects. The shore, one of the most westerly in Africa, is cooled by the north-east trade winds, taking some of the edge off the searing tropical heat. If we get the trade wind, a south westerly, our task will be that much easier but it's still a daunting prospect. The air temperature is 26 degrees and there is slight westerly breeze blowing. All are oceanic in distribution and are commonly washed up after westerly gales. The photography group go south again for the day, sheltered from the westerly wind to dive a maze of deep, narrow canyons. A westerly gale had hit the area earlier in the evening, and there was a severe chop in the harbor. A very cold south westerly wind from the Andes that sweeps across the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay. Show More Sentences The Challenge is a prestigious yacht race, westerly circumnavigating the world against the prevailing winds and tides. The most westerly point on the British mainland, the peninsula could not be further from China. Three pillow lava sites yielded data with westerly declinations and moderately inclined positive inclinations. These two are on the westerly island of Ouessant, which has a ferry connection from Le Conquet. Caused by a tall underwater pinnacle, the effect is most evident when a strong westerly wind catches a flood or ebb tide. These studies also show that birds using easterly coastal flyways in the fall return by more westerly central routes in spring. To break the monotony, we hopped along the road in a westerly direction to pay a visit to a large furniture and furnishings store. In Namibia, conditions turned from easterly bergwinds to strong south westerly winds and the temperature dropped like a brick. The prevailing westerly will make itself known a little after lunch, and often picks up as the afternoon progresses until it's quite strong by about sunset. You must believe me when I tell you that nothing tests waterproofing so comprehensively as a sitting on the weather rail of a racing yacht in a force seven south westerly. As we arrived at the river, the cold easterly gale had veered to a light westerly breeze with a touch of warmth in it, perfect for river trouting. When the high pressure systems move north during winter, southern Australia comes under the influence of westerly winds and rain-bearing cold fronts. Many of the piers on the south side, namely, the eight westerly ones, including the half pier, retain the Norman ashlaring, upon which the new moldings have been wrought. Such lows usually form when a strong wind speed maximum riding along the main belt of westerly jet stream winds dives into a deep upper-level trough or dip in the jet. The dining room, not exactly spartan but simpler than most of Starck's restaurant interiors, is high enough to afford fine westerly views upriver to the City and beyond. If, for instance, the pressure is low towards Iceland and Greenland and high down by the Azores and Portugal, then most of northern Europe can expect strong westerly winds. Our prevailing winds are westerly, coming in from the Atlantic. That tricky north westerly crosswind was blowing to make things difficult. Local anglers know the best day for good results is when a warm southerly or south westerly wind blows at speeds of about 10-15 miles per hour and with low cloud overhead. Strong easterly winds drove the fire down the westerly slopes of the Carmel Range. Show More Sentences However, there was no sign of desperately needed rain and a westerly roared in from Australia's arid outback, fanning flames and scattering red hot embers to start new blazes. A 2000 study published in Neurology found that when warm westerly winds, called the chinook winds, came off the Canadian Rockies, migraines increased in patients. Along the southern coastline, many large swells are generated well south of the continent by strong westerly gales that can blow unimpeded for thousands of kilometres. They left the trail behind and struck out in a westerly direction. The authors demonstrate that the presence of stronger westerly jets in the stratosphere causes tropospheric weather systems to track further toward the pole. It extends for 15 km, at first in a southerly, and then in a westerly direction, passing between Ischia and the Banco di Fuori until terminating in the Tyrrhenian basin. Occasionally, vehicles would park facing in a westerly direction. Finning inshore in a westerly direction, the second boiler came into view. The pattern was irregular, but the grass was laid down in a variety of ways, some bent in a westerly direction, some toward the east, some southeast or southwest. One of the unusual things about this particular storm was that it was a southerly gale and not the usual westerly gales that tend to affect the south of Britain. They tend to be mainly westerly in direction running from west to east. Conversely, the port is highly sheltered from the prevailing westerly winds. The strongest westerly winds in the middle latitudes can come in the Roaring Forties between 30 and 50 degrees latitude. Tropical cyclones which cross the subtropical ridge axis into the westerlies recurve due to the increased westerly flow. In addition, to the westerly side is a gently-sloping paddock with its own access to Cherry Pit Lane, Beoley. It is the southernmost location in England and the United Kingdom, as well as the most westerly in England. On the other hand, westerly stormwinds on the west coast can be expected every winter. My favourites were a pair of six-belted clearwing moths, rarely found in North Wales, and the most westerly record by 40 miles. The high pressure in the center is due to the westerly winds on the northern side of the gyre and easterly trade winds on the southern side. The strongest westerly winds in the middle latitudes can come in the roaring forties, between 40 and 50 degrees latitude. Show More Sentences This line was extended westwards through Exeter and Plymouth to reach Truro and Penzance, the most westerly railway station in England. The prevailing wind direction is westerly, so normally aircraft fly from northeast to southwest. Southwestern areas experience the most rainfall as a result of south westerly winds, while Dublin receives the least. Most of Germany has a temperate seasonal climate dominated by humid westerly winds. Owing to its westerly position and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, Glasgow is one of Scotland's milder areas. Beyond the Tawe the bay sweeps for six miles before reaching Mumbles Head, its most westerly point. Other regions have fjords, but many of these are less pronounced due to more limited exposure to westerly winds and less pronounced relief. In Sydney at 9 am, by far the most prevailing wind is a westerly, particularly during the colder two-thirds of the year. At that point, acting outside his instructions, Hudson pointed the ship west and decided to try to seek a westerly passage through North America. The most easterly point in Ireland is also in Ulster, in County Down, and the most westerly point in the UK is in County Fermanagh. In Singapore haze is an annual problem during drier summer months, when westerly monsoon winds blow smoke from land-clearing on Sumatra. The westerly parts of Holyrood, excluding Holyrood Park, are roughly synonymous with the Canongate and Dumbiedykes areas. Ennerdale Water is the most westerly lake in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The southern flank of Pillar looks down on Mosedale, the more westerly of Wasdale's two main feeder valleys. The westerly side is a convergent boundary with the subducting Nazca Plate. Black Combe is easy to see across Morecambe Bay as the most westerly outlying fell of the Lake District National Park. If this difference is high, a strong westerly wind will result which in winter carries warm and humid Atlantic air masses right down to Europe. In the UK, most seed potatoes originate in Scotland in areas where westerly winds prevent aphid attack and thus prevent spread of potato virus pathogens. The strongest westerly winds in the middle latitudes are called the Roaring Forties, between 40 and 50 degrees south latitude, within the Southern Hemisphere. During the first week of November a westerly gale came up and, after three days, the ships of Hawke's blockade were forced to run for Torbay on the south coast of England. Show More Sentences The stifling air wafted westerly on lazy breezes from the desert heightens the impression of extreme temperature, while the desert dust helps to create a mysterious darkness. St Agnes was chosen as it is the most westerly of the inhabitable islands and close to the collection of rocks, tidal flows and currents, now known as the Western Rocks. The Armenian Geography uses the name Ashtigor for the most westerly located Alans, a name which survives as Digor and still refers to the western division of the Ossetians. The voyage followed the North Atlantic Ocean, Panama Canal, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Suez Canal, Mediterranean Sea route in a westerly direction. The entire landscape here has volcanic origins with plateau Putorana to the north of the river, the relief alters the flow of Nizhnyaya Tunguska into a westerly direction. The Gulf Stream not only carries warm water to Europe's coast but also warms up the prevailing westerly winds that blow across the continent from the Atlantic Ocean. Continuing in a south westerly direction the Esk flows beneath Hinning House bridge, three km east of Ravenglass, at this point the river becomes tidal. Two Cetti's warblers have been heard at Marton Mere, but they proved too elusive as I searched in reeds that swayed, rattled and creaked in a strengthening south westerly. For example, if the Bermuda High is positioned farther to the west than normal, light westerly winds advect dry continental air into the Southeast. Off the coasts of Scotland and Ireland the fleet ran into a series of powerful westerly winds, which drove many of the damaged ships further towards the lee shore. Snow showers often pass through the city via the Cheshire gap on north westerly airstreams, but can also come off the North Sea from north easterly airstreams. Examples from Classical Literature Continuing westerly for about ten miles, we reached the water, our bivouac on the 22nd. The DNA takes a westerly course towards the Gulf of Riga where it empties near the city of that name. On the mild, westerly airs came tenderness to bedew the hearts of men war-weary. He came up to Squitty one bright afternoon when the sea was flat and still, unharassed by the westerly. To the east of the agonic line the declination is westerly, and to the west it is easterly. The 'possum is found from Connecticut to Florida and westerly to California. Corporal Smith's patrol was at the westerly end of the line. Reckless adventurers, toiling fishermen, admirals as wise and brave as the world has ever known, have waited upon the signs of his westerly sky. This passed, the frigate took a more decided westerly direction, and scoured the central waters of the Pacific. The sleet-and-hail squalls following the lightning at the end of a westerly gale are cold and benumbing and stinging and cruel enough. It ought to hang on westerly and dry for another four or five days. They therefore pressed on westerly, hoping soon to reach the Mississippi. When snow began to fall with a westerly wind, that was sign number one. Leeway on the starboard tack is the same as westerly Variation. It was followed by a calm, and afterwards by westerly winds. Temperatures dropped so low because of mild westerly winds being blocked by icy northeasters that Londoners were able to hold fairs on the frozen Thames. The westerly hill was lower than its companion, and was quite bare of vegetation except for a single mimosa tree which grew just a little below its summit. And then there is El Nino, which works to reduce hurricane activity by producing upper-level westerly winds in the tropical Atlantic Ocean that obstruct hurricane development. Below that again is the strong westerly blow through which we rose. Find more words! 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