1.   Read in studio Hurricane force winds are hampering efforts to save seals caught in the Shetland oil slick.

2.   Hurricane force winds are hampering efforts to save seals caught in the Shetland oil slick.

3.   Gusty winds have been hampering firefighters battling a major blaze that is sweeping across the Tonto National Forest in Arizona.

4.   Gusty winds have been hampering firefighters battling many wildfires scattered across the Western states.

5.   An afternoon wind hampered those with later tee-off times.

6.   But strong winds hampered firefighting efforts from the air, local media reported, with planes unable to continue flights for long.

7.   Firefighters said high winds had hampered their efforts.

8.   He said strong winds have hampered helicopter flights and heavy rain turned roads in the area into mud.

9.   He said strong winds have hampered helicopter flights and heavy rain had turned roads in the area into mud.

10.   He said the helicopters also would try evacuate those trapped, but powerful winds may hamper rescue efforts.