The westerlies are the prevailing winds in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude, blowing predominantly from the southwest in the Northern Hemisphere and from the northwest in the Southern Hemisphere.

Most rainshadows in the western United States are due to the Sierra Nevada and Cascades, that intercept rain and snowfall that would otherwise reach a valley in the lee of the mid-latitude prevailing westerlies.

Thus, strong high pressure areas which divert the prevailing westerlies, such as a Siberian high ( which could be considered an extension of the Arctic high ), could be said to override the Ferrel cell, making it discontinuous.

The westerlies or the prevailing westerlies are the prevailing winds in the middle latitudes between 35 and 65 degrees latitude which blow from west to east poleward of the high pressure area known as the subtropical ridge in the horse latitudes.

The polar easterlies ( also known as Polar Hadley cells ) are the dry, cold prevailing winds that blow from the high-pressure areas of the polar highs at the north and South poles towards the low-pressure areas within the westerlies at high latitudes.

Like trade winds and unlike the westerlies, these prevailing winds blow from the east to the west, and are often weak and irregular.

The other four primary wind zones are known as the doldrums, trade winds, prevailing westerlies and horse latitudes.

Its half-moon shape is similar to that of Donegal Bay in Ireland and Cardigan Bay in Wales, although, unlike the aforementioned bays, Mount's Bay is relatively sheltered from the prevailing Atlantic westerlies.

Unlike across Lake Michigan in western Michigan or in northern Indiana, Chicago rarely gets lake-effect snow because prevailing westerlies that cross the region pick up moisture from Lake Michigan after passing Chicago.

Cape Mendocino has been a landmark since the 16th century when Manila Galleons followed the prevailing westerlies across the Pacific to the Cape, then followed the coast south to Acapulco, Mexico.

Depending on their actions, and the laws of the prevailing jurisdiction, those engaged in an affray may also render themselves liable to prosecution for assault, unlawful assembly, or riot ; if so, it is for one of these offences that they are usually charged.

The Sabine Women Enforcing Peace by Running between the Combatants, also called The Intervention of the Sabine Women is said to have been painted to honor his wife, with the theme being love prevailing over conflict.

" This particular line of criticism also misses the obvious parallels that existed between the story's background ( England conquered by the Normans in 1066, when they killed Saxon King Harold at Hastings, about 130 years previously ) and the prevailing situation in Scott's native Scotland ( Scotland's union with England in 1707 – about the same length of time had elapsed before Scott's writing and the resurgence in his time of Scottish nationalism evidenced by the cult of Robert Burns, the famous poet who deliberately chose to work in Scots vernacular though he was an educated man and spoke modern English eloquently ).

Mellitus also returned to England, but the prevailing pagan mood did not allow him to return to London ; after Laurence's death, Mellitus became Archbishop of Canterbury.

Among the prevailing types of theories that attempt to account for the existence of love there are: psychological theories, the vast majority of which consider love to be very healthy behavior ; there are evolutionary theories which hold that love is part of the process of natural selection ; there are spiritual theories which may, for instance consider love to be a gift from God ; there are also theories that consider love to be an unexplainable mystery, very much like a mystical experience.

Can also be classified into three categories depending on the prevailing compositions:

According to classical sources, widespread seventh-day Sabbath rest by Gentile Christians was also the prevailing mode in the 3rd and 4th centuries.

Orientation also should take into consideration other structures and features on the site, neighbouring property, vehicle and pedestrian traffic and prevailing winds.

Southerly and westerly prevailing winds combined with warm surface waters of Lake Erie in summer also negate the lake's cooling ability on the city ; furthermore, the lake's presence increases humidity.

They also say that prevailing psychiatric treatments are ultimately far more damaging than helpful to patients.

Heinlein's novel also repeatedly makes explicit the analogy between the mind-controlling parasites and the Communist Russians, echoing the then prevailing Second Red Scare in the United States.

They got a quotation here and a photograph there — and it was their job to wrap it up in a comprehensible package — and if it seemed to violate the prevailing mandatory conformist doctrine, they would also be obliged to give it a negative spin as well.

However, the gentrification of gay villages may also serve to reinforce stereotypes of gays, by pushing out gay people who do not conform to the prevailing " gay, white, affluent, professional " image.

The impartiality of his censures, which he directed not only against the prevailing sins of the laity, but also against heresy, simony, avarice, and impurity among the secular and regular clergy, provoked the hostility of the clergy, and accusations of heterodoxy were brought against him.

The prevailing custom is to arrange the scrolls according to Rashi's view, but some pious Jews are also accustomed to briefly lay the teffilin of Rabbeinu Tam as well, a custom adopted by the Hasidim.

The archaeological record is poor until about 20, 000 years ago, partly due to the prevailing conditions, but also because the coastline was much further north than at present, so that many sites are now under the sea.

General principles of law and philosophy prevailing in the region may also have an influence.

Crucially, Psalmanazar's appeal derived not only from his exotic ways, which tapped into a growing domestic interest in travel narratives describing faraway locales, but also played upon the prevailing anti-Catholic and anti-Jesuit religious sentiment of early 18th century Britain.

The Center has also been critical of state and federal “ prevailing wage ” and minimum wage laws, and has argued for more financial and political activity disclosures by unions, including stronger “ paycheck protection ” laws protecting the rights of employees working under union contracts to pay only those union dues or fees necessary to cover the costs of a union's employee representation duties.

However upon the suggestion by the Law Commission of India and also given the prevailing cry for reform the Bar Council of India instituted upon an experiment in terms of establishing specialized law universities solely devoted to legal education and thus to raise the academic standards of legal profession in India.

Whereas at the west coast North Frisian prevailed, about the other half of the South Schleswigers used Low Saxon, which had developed from Middle Low German, as their mother tongue, also prevailing in Holstein.

He also recognised the innovation of drop tanks to extend the range of aircraft as well as the need for specialised tactics for escorting bomber fleets ; Galland did not subscribe to the prevailing idea in the Luftwaffe ( and RAF ) that the bomber " would always get through " ( alone ).

The prevailing cooling breezes in summer can be disrupted for nearby buildings also.

Muggeridge was also known for his wit and profound writings, often at odds with the prevailing opinions of the day: " Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream ", he liked to quote.

MacDonnell and Meston wanted to create a radio Western for adults, in contrast to the prevailing juvenile fare such as The Lone Ranger and The Cisco Kid.

The prevailing winds in the area are west-northwest and have driven the sand back from the coast to create the most extensive transgressive sand dune system in New Zealand.

* The Pennines of Northern England, the Welsh Mountains, Lake District and the Highlands of Scotland create a large rain shadow that almost shelters the entirety of the Eastern United Kingdom from the prevailing south westernly weather fronts.

It is used to allow a longer exposure ( to create blur ) or larger aperture ( for selective focus ) than otherwise required for correct exposure in the prevailing light conditions, without changing the tonal balance of the photograph.

Video game magazine Edge said that Turok contradicted the prevailing notion at the time that only Nintendo could create superior games for the console.

Gust fronts create low-level wind shear which can be hazardous to planes when they takeoff or land .< ref > Flying insects, a subset of arthropods, are swept along by the prevailing winds.

The Republican calendar year began at the Southward equinox and had twelve months of 30 days each, which were given new names based on nature, principally having to do with the prevailing weather in and around Paris.

Because of the lack of topographic barriers within Paraguay, these opposite prevailing winds bring about abrupt and irregular changes in the usually moderate weather.

Turkey's diverse regions have different climates, with the weather system on the coasts contrasting with that prevailing in the interior.

The zone of contamination and its concentration would be dependent on prevailing weather conditions and orbital parameters at the time of re-entry.

Due to the city's varied topography and influence from the prevailing summer marine layer, weather conditions can vary by as much as 9 ° F ( 5 ° C ) from block to block.

With the prevailing wind direction in the Northern Hemisphere being from the West, this cold, dry air sweeps east, and southward across the eastern half of the United States, before crossing over the Gulf Stream to reach Bermuda ( hence Bermudians usually obtain a two-or-three day warning of the approach of bad weather by watching the weather reports of the Atlantic Seaboard ).

This is in large part due to the fact that, as throughout California, the prevailing weather systems and wind come normally from the Pacific Ocean, blowing in from the west and southwest so that places closer to the ocean and on the windward side of higher elevations tend to receive more rain from autumn through spring and more summer wind and fog.

This inland region is one of the driest regions in the country, sheltered from prevailing rain-bearing weather conditions by the high mountains to the west and hills of the south.

To the sky studies he added notes, often on the back of the sketches, of the prevailing weather conditions, direction of light, and time of day, believing that the sky was " the key note, the standard of scale, and the chief organ of sentiment " in a landscape painting.

The choice will in large part depend on prevailing wind and weather conditions.

Since 2003, using these two software enhancements, UKIRT has carried out highly efficient flexible scheduling-tailoring observation execution to the prevailing weather conditions.

In some cases the nature of the cycling infrastructure and the prevailing weather conditions may make it very hard to both cycle and maintain the work clothes in a presentable condition.

The new settlers from northern and midwestern states disparaged what they saw as a decadent culture of leisure and recreation among the elite Latinos, who had huge tracts of land, lived in a region with prevailing mild weather and unusually fertile soil, and relied heavily on Native American laborers.

Block Island's weather is greatly influenced by the surrounding ocean and prevailing winds that generally blow offshore.

This combined with Cornwall's exposed position and the prevailing weather systems from the Atlantic Ocean means that, with the exception of the high moor areas, much of the area is a semi-bare plateau standing around 130 m above sea level.

; S-Site: Is the chosen site diveable under the prevailing weather and tidal conditions?

The Observationes medicae and the first Epistola responsoria contain evidence of a close study of the various fevers, fluxes and other acute maladies of London over a series of years, their differences from year to year and from season to season, together with references to the prevailing weather, the whole body of observations being used to illustrate the doctrine of the epidemic constitution of the year or season, which he considered to depend often upon inscrutable telluric causes.

The centre facilitates walking, climbing, a variety of watersports and field studies on a schdule that is adapted day to day according to the prevailing weather conditions and to the abilities and needs of individuals and groups.

Before Cardiff hosted its first Test match in July 2009, Old Trafford was reputedly the wettest Test ground in the country ; this is because Manchester, situated west of the Pennines, receives weather brought in from the Atlantic by the prevailing westerly breezes.

However, for centuries maritime folklore told of the existence of much larger waves — up to in height ( approximately the height of a 10-storey building ) — that could appear without warning in mid-ocean, against the prevailing current and wave direction, and often in perfectly clear weather.

The heat wave broke only when decaying Hurricane Allen disrupted the prevailing weather pattern.

Historically, they were constructed in areas of flatland where the featureless landscape and prevailing weather conditions ( e. g. winter fog ) might cause travellers to become easily disorientated and lost.