Below you will find example sentences with "northwest swell". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Northwest Swell in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: northwest
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.7 words

Words in this phrase

northwest swell

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • northwest can mean: The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°. Frequent word
  • swell can mean: To become bigger, especially due to being engorged. Less frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a larger northwest swell monday night 1× a larger northwest swell will be 1× a north northwest swell 1× a north northwest swell will result 1× a reinforcing northwest swell should arrive 1× a small northwest swell fills in 1× a west northwest swell is forecast 1× another moderate northwest swell will be 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a larger northwest 2× a large moderate 1× a larger north 1× a moderate sized 1× a nice bump 1× a reinforcing northwest 1×

Common sentence endings:

west facing shores 3× early next week 2× and local passages 1× before subsiding thursday 1× builds quickly today 1× continue to decline 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

north 19× surf 16× west 12× facing 11× shores 11× week 9× level 8× next 8× period 7× monday 6× advisory 6× possible 5×

Related phrases

pacific northwest northwest territories northwest iowa northwest side northwest arkansas

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around northwest:

northwest territories 10× northwest iowa 8× northwest side 8× northwest arkansas 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

northwest side northwest iowa northwest arkansas northern territory northern syria northern region

Just after it in the phrase index:

northwest territories northwestern mutual norwegian cruise nose tackle notable exception notable people

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

northwest territories northwest iowa northwest side northwest arkansas

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "northwest swell" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 24.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a larger northwest swell monday night, a larger northwest swell will be, north, surf and west stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with pacific northwest, northwest territories, northwest iowa, northwest territories, northwest iowa and northwest side, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with northwest swell

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The current small northwest swell continue to decline. (8 words)

Another moderate northwest swell will be possible early next week. (10 words)

A moderate sized long period northwest swell will arrive Monday, peak Tuesday, then gradually lower Wednesday through next weekend. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Surf along north and west facing shores will remain near the seasonal average this week, but could slightly rise later this week for north facing shores as Gilma approaches the region and a small northwest swell fills in. (38 words)

County of Maui ocean safety officers rescued a snorkeler caught in a rip current and three people aboard a capsized jet ski Thursday, during a second day of high surf from a north-northwest swell. (35 words)

Surf along exposed north and west facing shores will remain small through Thursday, due to a mix of a medium-period north-northwest swell and a lingering, shorter period north-northeast swell. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

A small, short- period north swell will fade tonight, with a tiny pulse of northwest swell possible late Sunday and Monday.

Surf along exposed north and west facing shores will remain small through Thursday, due to a mix of a medium-period north-northwest swell and a lingering, shorter period north-northeast swell.

A large, moderate to long period northwest swell (310-360 degrees) may produce high end advisory level or low end warning level surf late Tuesday into Wednesday, before subsiding Thursday.

A moderate sized long period northwest swell will arrive Monday, peak Tuesday, then gradually lower Wednesday through next weekend.

Another powerful, but smaller, very long-period northwest swell is expected Saturday through Monday, with peak surf heights approaching High Surf Warning values.

County of Maui ocean safety officers rescued a snorkeler caught in a rip current and three people aboard a capsized jet ski Thursday, during a second day of high surf from a north-northwest swell.

Surf of up to 40 feet is expected along the north facing shores of Maui as an extra-large north-northwest swell builds quickly today.

Yet another potentially extra large northwest swell may fill in Thursday, peak Thursday night, producing dangerous warning- level surf.

Advertentie

A nice bump in north shore surf is possible Tuesday and Wednesday of next week as a 3 to 4 foot medium to long-period northwest swell arrives.

A reinforcing northwest swell should arrive late tonight, with surf along north and west facing shores returning to near-advisory level late Sunday through early next week.

A west-northwest swell is forecast to arrive Sunday and Monday, with surf building to advisory levels along exposed north and west facing shores Sunday night and Monday.

Surf along north and west facing shores will remain near the seasonal average this week, but could slightly rise later this week for north facing shores as Gilma approaches the region and a small northwest swell fills in.

The current small northwest swell continue to decline.

Across the regional waters, a north-northwest swell will result in choppy seas to six feet across the near shore Atlantic waters and local passages.

Another moderate west-northwest swell is expected to arrive early next week, and may bring surf close to the advisory level across north and west facing shores.

Outlook through Saturday February 02: Surf along north and west facing shores will slowly lower through the weekend as a large west-northwest swell eases.

A larger north-northwest swell is possible this weekend and early next week, with the potential for advisory-level surf along north and west facing shores.

A larger northwest swell Monday night may produce advisory level surf along north and west facing shores by the middle of next week.

A larger northwest swell will be possible late next week, possibly bringing another round of warning level surf to north and west facing shores.

Another moderate northwest swell will be possible early next week.

Advertentie