Easterlies / Westerlies

[KRH1326]

What is the correct definition of, say, an Oceanic Weather Broadcast, when it comes to ' easterly or westerly' ?

I had always believed that ' easterly' meant coming from the east, and so on.

But after paying attention to TV weathermen, 1 guy seems to mean coming from the east, while the guy on the other channel seems to think it means blowing east.

I tried googling it and got the dammnedest definition:

east?er?ly (str-l)
adj.
1. Situated toward the east.
2. Coming or being from the east.
n. pl. east?er?lies

easterly
Adjective
of or in the east
Adverb, adj
1. towards the east
2. from the east

Which is it?
Thanks

 

[Bondo]

Re: Easterlies / Westerlies

But after paying attention to TV weathermen, 1 guy seems to mean coming from the east, while the guy on the other channel seems to think it means blowing east.

Ayuh,... The 2nd Guy doesn't know his Azz from a Hole in the Ground.....

 

[dingbat]

Re: Easterlies / Westerlies

Humm...I wonder what a Nor'easter is then.