1.   By midnight the wind had strengthened to gale force, and in the darkness there was high drama.

2.   The wind had strengthened during the night.

3.   The wind was strengthening in their faces, and more than one man looked up at the sky in puzzlement.

4.   As winds strengthen from the south Wednesday, readings will moderate to values more typical of late March.

5.   Coastal clouds will linger in California as onshore winds strengthen.

6.   In their paper, Thompson and Solomon show that the winds have strengthened in the past few decades, keeping the cold air even more confined.

7.   Onshore winds will strengthen along the Georgia and Florida coasts, encouraging rip tides and rough surf.

8.   Rain will spread into parts of northern California and southern Oregon as onshore winds strengthen in the wake of a Pacific disturbance moving in the active jet stream.

9.   The clockwise circulation around the high pressure will cause winds to strengthen along the Middle Atlantic and Southeast coasts.

10.   When a hurricane does approach land, skies begin to darken and winds strengthen.