wind shift

Example Sentences

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Forestry Service spokesman Stuart Morris said the town had reopened Thursday, but a wind shift expected later Thursday could pose a new threat.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2022

Its most traditional use is to describe the large-scale wind shift into the Indian subcontinent from the ocean that coincides with intense summer rains there.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2021

The hope is to get the blaze under control before any possible wind shift occurs, said Rob Roseen, public information officer with the Riverside County Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2021

One mistake, one wind shift, could turn a tool for wildfire prevention into a wildfire itself.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2019

And the watchers on the shore saw the wind shift, the waves subside, and the Greek ship leave the harbor, flying under full sail to the sea beyond.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton