west-southwest
noun
west-south·west
: a compass point that is two points south of due west : S67°30′W
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The Category 3 storm was 60 miles west-southwest of Sarasota, moving northeast at 17 mph at 5 p.m., the National Hurricane Center said.
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NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Threat level: The storm poses a dire scenario of a potential direct hit on Tampa Bay from the west-southwest.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Milton is located about 50 miles west-southwest of Sarasota and moving northeast at 15 mph with sustained winds of 120 mph, which classifies it as a Category 3 hurricane.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Milton was centered 745 miles west-southwest of Tampa early Monday, moving east-southeast at 8 mph.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Mount Adams is located in south central Washington, nearly 50 miles west-southwest of Yakima, Washington.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024
The storm was located about 750 miles west-southwest of Tampa Monday morning, and while it is anticipated to weaken slightly ahead of landfall, it is still expected to bring life-threatening conditions, forecasters warned.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Oct. 2024
The storm was centered about 220 miles (354 kilometers) west-northwest of Progreso, Mexico, and 770 miles (1,239 kilometers) west-southwest of Tampa with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (144 kph) while moving east at 6 mph (9.6 kph), the hurricane center said.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
The storm was located about 580 miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, the center said.
—CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
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NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Threat level: The storm poses a dire scenario of a potential direct hit on Tampa Bay from the west-southwest.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Milton is located about 50 miles west-southwest of Sarasota and moving northeast at 15 mph with sustained winds of 120 mph, which classifies it as a Category 3 hurricane.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Milton was centered 745 miles west-southwest of Tampa early Monday, moving east-southeast at 8 mph.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Mount Adams is located in south central Washington, nearly 50 miles west-southwest of Yakima, Washington.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024
The storm was located about 750 miles west-southwest of Tampa Monday morning, and while it is anticipated to weaken slightly ahead of landfall, it is still expected to bring life-threatening conditions, forecasters warned.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Oct. 2024
The storm was centered about 220 miles (354 kilometers) west-northwest of Progreso, Mexico, and 770 miles (1,239 kilometers) west-southwest of Tampa with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (144 kph) while moving east at 6 mph (9.6 kph), the hurricane center said.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
The storm was located about 580 miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, the center said.
—CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
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