1.   Erratic hot winds kept the air thick with dust, and the fan gave small comfort to the feverish, aching children.

2.   Erratic winds and steep, unstable terrain made the fire, which was discovered on Friday, hard to fight.

3.   Outside, dozens of flags that reveal the erratic winds churning off the Great Plains flew at half mast.

4.   The erratic Canyon winds made a better example.

5.   California forestry crews went to peak staffing a month earlier than usual this year because of record heat, unusual dryness and erratic winds.

6.   Erratic wind and light snow pelted the jumping hill throughout the competition, providing a strong uphill current for some jumpers, dead conditions for others.

7.   Erratic winds are not uncommon this time of year in the West.

8.   That fire was fanned by erratic wind Sunday and officials expected more wind Monday.

9.   They stayed there on Thursday as the immediate danger passed, too frightened to move amid fears that erratic winds might whip up new spot fires.

10.   They stayed there on Thursday, too frightened to move amid fears that erratic winds might whip up new spot fires.