: northward direction or part
sail to the northward
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Except for the Cayman Islands, the territories all lie in Melissa’s path as the storm moves northward after thrashing Cuba.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Fog is receding along the Monterey Peninsula and should start to clear along the coast from Santa Cruz County northwards through the remainder of the morning.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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What To Know According to multiple urgent weather messages released on Friday by regional NWS offices, strong winds will impact states from Pennsylvania and New York northward into New England and as far west as Washington State.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Except for the Cayman Islands, the territories all lie in Melissa’s path as the storm moves northward after thrashing Cuba.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Hazardous marine and beach conditions continue today as a cold front pushes through the area later this morning and Hurricane Melissa progresses northwards in the western Atlantic.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Fog is receding along the Monterey Peninsula and should start to clear along the coast from Santa Cruz County northwards through the remainder of the morning.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Northward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northward. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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