It was a soft dark night, with a light westerly wind, so that the noise of the shells was borne away from us.

The blustery westerly wind they could not have foreseen, but timing the procession at the height of the ebb contributed to the cheerful shambles.

Then as now there was also a stiff prevailing westerly wind.

Later that day, an approaching trough enhanced the westerly wind shear, causing the typhoon to weaken.

At the time, the low-level center of circulation was partially exposed on the western edge of the convection, indicating westerly wind shear.