11.   Fire lines along the eastern side of the blaze were being strengthened because a cold front moving into the region was expected to bring northwesterly wind.

12.   Light snow and strong northwesterly winds were predicted in New England.

13.   Northwesterly wind picking up moisture from Lake Erie was expected to carry some snow into western New York state during the night.

14.   Strong northwesterly winds behind the system brought gusts to the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Appalachians.

15.   Strong northwesterly wind weakened its drenching thunderstorms and its barometric pressure had increased, easing the threat of more rain in Florida, meteorologists said.

16.   The fire broke out Saturday, according to the Florida Division of Forestry, and a strong northwesterly wind pushed it through an undeveloped, swampy area on Wednesday.

17.   While some say steady northwesterly winds were the cause, others blame weak gypsum used to hold the bricks together.

18.   Howling northwesterly winds earlier prevented coast guard vessels carrying oil-dispersing chemicals from reaching the slick, Moldan said.

19.   They forecast more snow precipitations Wednesday in northeastern Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York as strong northwesterly winds from Canada continued to blow across the region.