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  2. Prevailing winds - Wikipedia

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    In meteorology, prevailing wind in a region of the Earth's surface is a surface wind that blows predominantly from a particular direction. The dominant winds are the trends in direction of wind with the highest speed over a particular point on the Earth's surface at any given time.

  3. Trade winds - Wikipedia

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    The trade winds or easterlies are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region. The trade winds blow mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere , strengthening during the winter and when the Arctic oscillation is in its warm phase.

  4. Westerlies - Wikipedia

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    The westerlies, anti-trades, [2] or prevailing westerlies, are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude. They originate from the high-pressure areas in the horse latitudes (about 30 degrees) and trend towards the poles and steer extratropical cyclones in this general manner. [ 3 ]

  5. See it: Powerful winter storm lashes Northeast as millions ...

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    A powerful winter storm is bringing snow squalls and biting winds to millions across the Northeast on Thursday.. Footage by Nathan Voytovick shows strong winds, blowing snow and poor visibility at ...

  6. Tropical Storm Helene remnants bringing heavy winds and ... - AOL

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    Winds of up to 45 mph and up to 1.5 inches of rain are now expected to pass through Columbus Friday as remnants from Tropical Storm Helene barrel over the southern U.S, according to the National ...

  7. Continental climate - Wikipedia

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    Continental climates exist where cold air masses infiltrate during the winter from shorter days and warm air masses form in summer under conditions of high sun and longer days. Places with continental climates are as a rule either far from any moderating effect of oceans or are so situated that prevailing winds tend to head offshore. [6]

  8. List of local winds - Wikipedia

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    Buran (a wind which blows across eastern Asia. It is also known as Purga when over the tundra); Karakaze (strong cold mountain wind from Gunma Prefecture in Japan); East Asian Monsoon, known in Korea as jangma (), and in Japan as tsuyu (梅雨) when advancing northwards in the spring and shurin (秋霖) when retreating southwards in autumn.

  9. Windward and leeward - Wikipedia

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    The leeward side is the side distant from or physically in the lee of the prevailing wind, and typically the drier. In an archipelago windward islands are upwind and leeward islands are downwind of the prevailing winds, such as the trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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