10*) FORESTRY OF NORWAY. 



come almost always from the south-west. On the west 

 coast they blow most frequently from the south or the 

 south-west, but also pretty frequently from the west or 

 from the north-west. At the Naze storms from the west 

 predominate, and on the coast of the Skagerack those from 

 the south and south-west. 



Storms from the south-west are the most prevalent over 

 the whole land ; and next to these are those from the 

 west. Storms from the east are the most rare; and 

 storms at sea are much more frequent than storms on the 

 land. 



In peculiar circumstances, as when in winter the cold of 

 the continent is very intense, and the contrast between it 

 and that of the sea very great, there may spring up very 

 strong land winds. These come down, especially in 

 Southern Norway, where the climate of the interior and 

 that of the coast come pretty near, and where the current 

 of air seeks the fiords, which set free a heavy cold air ; 

 this cold air precipitates the warmer sea vapours, which 

 spread themselves over the water in a thick cold mist. It 

 is in these circumstances that the greatest degree of cold 

 is experienced on the coast, although pretty often during 

 a time of calm the temperature of the interior comes down 

 much lower. 



From winter to summer the direction and force of the 

 usual winds so varies that the information to be supplied 

 may eludicate but little. On the west coast and in 

 Southern Norway, from Skudesnaes to Vardo, and on the 

 the embouchure of the Christiania fiord/winds from the south 

 and south-west predominates. At Lister and at the Naze 

 west winds, and at Christiania winds from the north, 

 prevail. For the whole country it is the south-west wind 

 which is the predominant wind ; next to these are winds 

 from the south ; the winds least frequent in Norway are 

 those from the east. 



In winter the predominant winds are from Christiania 

 to the Naze, the nort-east; at Lister, the east; along the 

 west coast, the south ; from Cape Stat to Drontheim_fiord 



