1.   The intense heat builds wind that whips the fires around, one time shooting a fireball across a four-lane divided highway.

2.   A strong wind whipped the fire and officials feared it could and touch off a massive inferno.

3.   Sydney has been gripped by more than a week of hot, dry weather, often aggravated by high winds that can quickly whip a fire out of control.

4.   The blazes are often aggravated by gale-force winds that can quickly whip a fire out of control and turn huge forests into tinderboxes.

5.   Winds whipped the fire out of control previously, but Vackar said winds lessened and shifted direction, backing the fire into already burned terrain.