100 ‘ 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 thé 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 séa 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 thesouth 
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 
