Northeasterly

I do sense the winds are starting to shift a little bit more maybe northeasterly, meaning that the storm is getting a little bit closer to us. ❋ Unknown (2005)

A hawk that fit the description of a juvenile light-morph broad-winged hawk sat for an hour on the most northeasterly branch of the most easterly tree on the island. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

The alternative scenario is that much colder weather with winds mainly from an easterly or northeasterly quarter, will prevail well into February, bringing widespread frosts and snow to some areas. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The scroll is unfurled from the coffin in a northeasterly direction, so that the priest may walk the soul along it in the proper direction. ❋ Lawrence Osborne (2011)

Earlier that day, the ill-defined system crossed over Florida, heading in a northeasterly direction, picking up moisture from the ocean. ❋ MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS (2010)

Irish meteorologist Evelyn Cusack said winds were expected to resume their typical northeasterly direction, pushing ash into the Arctic and away from Europe's airports. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The northeasterly heading put the boat on a course that would skirt U.S. waters for most of the journey. ❋ Vince Flynn (2010)

"The decision is based on the safety risks to crews and passengers as a result of the drift south of the volcanic ash cloud caused by the northeasterly winds," the statement said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But the creature continued to propel itself madly in the northeasterly direction and this was entirely out of control. ❋ Johnny Pez (2010)

The U.S. says the boundary should follow a more northeasterly line equidistant from both countries 'coasts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It continues northward along the outer limits of the U.S. continental shelf until it reaches Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, where the Gulf Stream broadens and runs in a more northeasterly progression at a diminishing speed of two to three knots. ❋ MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS (2010)

"During the afternoon, areas of higher ash concentration are predicted to move in a northeasterly direction from Portuguese airspace towards the center of Spain with the potential of airport closures during the afternoon and evening," spokeswoman Kyla Evans said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Henry Hudson and his crew of sixteen sailed the eighty-five-foot Halve Maen (Half Moon) out of Amsterdam on April 4, 1609, to find a northeasterly route to the riches of the Orient. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Willem Barents, had shown, Hudson believed, that the northeasterly route was a dangerous illusion. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The unusual drenching that the Old Course took Wednesday canceling a four-hole competition among 26 former champs including Arnold Palmer, Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods and Tom Watson could soften the course a little, but the strong northeasterly winds, relatively unusual here, will be the story. ❋ Unknown (2010)