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In meteorology, a williwaw (archaic spelling williwau [1]) is a sudden blast of wind descending from a mountainous coast to the sea. The word is of unknown origin, but was earliest used by British seamen in the 19th century.
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 China and Taiwan as meiyu (梅雨), 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.
In the Fuegian Archipelago (Tierra del Fuego) in South America as well as in Alaska in North America, a wind known as a williwaw is a particular danger to harboring vessels. Williwaws originate in the snow and ice fields of the coastal mountains, and they can be faster than 120 kn (220 km/h; 140 mph).
A williwaw is a type of coastal wind. Williwaw may also refer to: Literature. Williwaw, a 1946 novel by Gore Vidal; Williwaw ...
Wind gusts of up to 35 mph could lead to blowing snow, making driving hazardous. Snow is also forecast for New England, the northern Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Appalachians. The lake effect ...
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Almost 60 million were under wind advisories. AccuWeather warned blinding snow squalls could bring havoc to travelers along the I-95 corridor from Boston to Washington, D.C., although weather ...
Williwaw is the debut novel of Gore Vidal, written when he was 19 and first mate of a U.S. Army supply ship stationed in the Aleutian Islands. The story combines war drama, maritime adventure and a murder plot.