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   westerlies
   (from the article `climate`) ...with moist maritime tropical air (mT); it gives rise to the warm, humid, showery climate characteristic of the Caribbean region, eastern South ... [7 related articles]
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   Westerlies
   The Westerlies, anti-trades, or Prevailing Westerlies, are prevailing winds in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude, blowing from the high pressure area in the horse latitudes towards the poles. These prevailing winds blow from the west to the east, and steer extratropical cyclon...
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   Westerlies
   Dominant winds of the mid-latitudes. These winds move from the subtropical highs to the subpolar lows from west to east.
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   WESTERLIES
   Usually applied to the broad patterns of persistent winds with a westerly component. It is the dominant persistent atmospheric motion, centered over the midlatitudes of each hemisphere. Near the earth's surface, the westerlies extend from approximately 35 to 65 degrees latitude, while in the upper l...
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   westerlies
   Prevailing winds from the west that occur in both hemispheres between latitudes of about 35° and 60°. Unlike the trade winds, they are very variable and produce stormy weather. The westerlies blow mainly from the southwest in the northern hemisphere and the northwest in the southern hemisphere, br...
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