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adjexposed to or characterized by the presence of freely circulating air or wind

adjfilled up with or as if with something insubstantial

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Some computer models show the jet stream gaining strength and it could start to pack a punch by the middle of the month pushing windier and wetter over north and western regions.
Sanya: The skipper of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (ADOR) - Abu Dhabi's entry into the 2014-15 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) - is relishing the prospect of windier conditions for the fourth leg of the race, which starts on Sunday from Sanya in China and takes the teams back across the equator to Auckland, New Zealand.
A number of fishing vessels may make one more journey to the outer sea after returning to the respective harbours in a couple of days, before the weather takes a colder and windier turn, it is understood.
"It was windier than they expected and initially they were apprehensive but they went out there and fought all the way to the finish.
In India, El Nino can create windier conditions that disperse monsoon rains, potentially adversely affecting rice, sugar cane and tea, while in Indonesia dry conditions could lead to a fall in cocoa bean yields, already in deficit, further pushing up prices.
because it's windier, so they don't have to blight the landscape and upset everybody at the same time.
"The lighter conditions suited us and we were a bit slow in the windier conditions.
" It was windier than yesterday and judging the direction of shots was a really tough job.
And this in turn is a reflection of the fact that Syrian opposition is a following a path that is "windier and more complicated than the paths followed by the opposition in Tunisia or Egypt, or even Libya and Yemen, in striving to change their political structures," Noureddin claimed.
"It went well for a season opener as conditions were tough, a lot colder and windier than we had hoped, but I chatted to Chris Smith (pacemaker) and he took me through 400 in what I wanted and it just then became a time trial as no one had bothered to come with me," said Baddeley.
"It seems to get a little windier than any of the four and the scoring always is a bit tougher.
"We expected this transition to a windier regime, but it has occurred much earlier than we thought, seemingly because of the ozone hole," said Lenton.
Civil Aviation Affairs Meteorology Directorate officials said it would also get hotter, windier and more humid as the week progresses with the maximum temperature reaching between 41 and 43 degrees C.
"I struggled the last couple of days when it got a bit windier with the clubbing and distance control.