Typhoon Season 2013

Gruntfuttock · 21-06-2013, 05:04 PM

Wind is defined by the direction is is coming from, not the direction it is going to...

EDIT ooops - too slow

Think of it in terms of farts - when you fart they are your farts, not those around you...

(i.e. it's where they come from that matter)

Claire ex-ax · 21-06-2013, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Watercooler:

Yes I can see you are no weatherman, since you got your wind direction terminology all mixed up!

I think it's more proper for you to say southeasterly wind. When you say wind direction, usually the standard is to refer to the direction where it came from. So if the wind is easterly, that means the wind blows from East to West, or if the wind is southwesterly, then it blows from the southwest towards the northeast, etc.

This will help eliminate alot of confusion and head-scratching.

Particularly important to note if one is sailing!