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WLY

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WLYWesterly (Amtrak station code; Westerly, RI)
WLYWe Love You
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The Westerly Wind asserting his sway from the south-west quarter is often like a monarch gone mad, driving forth with wild imprecations the most faithful of his courtiers to shipwreck, disaster, and death.
The wind freshened, and the Pyrenees, despite the foulness of her bottom, won half a dozen miles away from the westerly current.
This bit of a blow kicked that westerly current ahead faster than you imagine."
And she's a good ship, too," he added regretfully, after altering the course, this time making more allowance than ever for the westerly current.
"An easterly current instead of a westerly," said Captain "Davenport, glaring accusingly at McCoy, as if to cast the blame for it upon him.
South of the shoal an easterly current had set them down upon it; north of the shoal an equally swift westerly current had clutched the ship and was sweeping her away.
He was afraid of that terrible westerly current which had cheated him out of so many ports of refuge.
of Colorado Springs, CO, Nancy King of Boca Raton, FL and Watch Hill, RI, Bruce Scola of Exeter, NH and Vicki Papagni of Houston, TX and Westerly, RI.
ISLAMABAD, October 13, 2011 (Balochistan Times): The weather change in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad is expected to be changed after October 22 with entrance of Westerly winds in many parts of the country.
Amman, May 13 (Petra)-- A rise in temperatures is expected on Saturday creating relatively hot conditions in most regions with north westerly moderate winds, according to Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD).
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