@pganssle
Ooof... Atmospheric sciences uses it all the time to describe the winds. So confusing! When I was new to it I was like, why is everyone saying westerlies, when I see the wind is blowing eastward.

glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/West

Had to retrain my mind that westerlies mean FROM the west.
@nedbat

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