gusty
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"The wildfire danger level will continue to increase, reaching extreme levels and making firefighting efforts more difficult due to high temperatures, locally gusty southerly winds and widespread low humidity," it said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Santa Barbara is also expected to see gusty sundowner winds across its southwest coast in the evenings this week, with gusts of up to 45 to 50 mph, Fielding said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
McLaren know they are behind on pace, their car loses more performance in gusty conditions than others.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
There is also likely to be frequent lightning, hail and gusty winds.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The Drone was reporting that gusty winds had sent it spiraling into the neighbor’s bean field.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
It’s also possible winds could be locally gustier in the area of the fire, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
As the wind crosses the Cascades, it becomes gustier and drier, adding to the wildfire danger there.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2021
Mountain wind is often "stronger, gustier and less predictable," Lane said.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 22, 2013
The storms instead brought gustier winds, fanning flames sparked by lightning.
From Reuters ● May 9, 2011
His wife, in her gustier moments, thought it sheer weakness, this persistent turning away from evil, this refusal to investigate and dissect, to take sides, to wrestle.
From The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight by Elizabeth
“It’ll probably be breezy just about everywhere, but gustiest along the coast and then across portions in the north like the San Juans and up toward Bellingham,” Kovacik said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
It's one thing to title a ballad "The Edge of Glory"—to belt out lyrics about "hanging on a moment of truth" and "dancing in the flames" over the gustiest possible power chords.
From Slate ● May 23, 2011
In Nebraska, where political oratory is apt to be gusty, the memory of William Jennings Bryan, greatest and gustiest of Nebraska politicians, is revered by many people.
From Time Magazine Archive
The gustiest characterization in The Lusty Men is provided by Arthur Hunnicutt as a punchy ex-broncobuster with a busted leg.
From Time Magazine Archive
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