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upper-level winds

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upper-level winds [¦əp·ər ¦lev·əl ′winz]
(meteorology)


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The Flex Tracks programme is particularly significant for ultra long-haul flights where weather reports of upper-level winds are regularly updated in-flight, allowing significant fuel burn and time savings to take place.
Westward-blowing winds from the fire brought smoke and ash into the Eugene-Springfield area, as did upper-level winds from the Rattle Fire burning east of Roseburg.
The unusually persistent weather pattern also contains strong upper-level winds that can be driven to the ground during severe thunderstorms.
 
 
 
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