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  1. Prevailing winds from the W that occur in
  2. both hemispheres between latitudes of about
  3. 35 degrees and 60 degrees . Unlike the trade
  4. winds, they are very variable and produce
  5. stormy weather. The Westerlies blow mainly
  6. from the SW in the northern hemisphere and
  7. the NW in the southern hemisphere, bringing
  8. moist weather to the W coast of the
  9. landmasses in these latitudes.
  10.