Antonyms for to leewardto lee·ward

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1. • Leeward

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1. to leeward, leeward sidenoun

   the side sheltered from the wind

   Synonyms:
   leeward side

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1. Michael Ventrice:

   There's going to be a good deal of moisture advection by Hurricane Hurricane Florence, towards the Appalachians. This will encourage upsloping on the leeward side of the Appalachians, which can produce very heavy precipitation through mesoscale climate interactions.

2. Haley Brink:

   In August, the typical origin point for a tropical system to form is near the Leeward and Windward islands in the Caribbean, where Fred formed and where Grace is likely to form, by September, when peak hurricane season is, this origin area greatly expands to include much of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the western Atlantic as tropical waves track west off the coast of Africa.

3. The NHC:

   The disturbance with the greatest chance for development in the next couple of days is the one approaching the Leeward Islands.

4. Dan Kottlowski:

   We are expecting very rough and dangerous surf along with damaging tropical-storm-force and hurricane-force winds over the northern Leeward Islands, and tropical-storm-force winds over the southern Leewards to perhaps the northern Windward Islands, mostly in gusts.

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