east-northeast
noun
east-north·east
ˈēst-nȯrth-ˈēst 
: a compass point that is two points north of due east : N67°30′E
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Usually storms in the Gulf of Mexico start in the east and go west or just go north, but Milton is heading east-northeast, Vecchi said.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
The storm will continue moving east-northeast through Thursday before taking a turn east Thursday night.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
As of Tuesday morning, Milton was centered about 520 miles southwest of Tampa, rolling east-northeast at 12 mph.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
By the same time Tuesday, the storm is projected to be north of the Yucatán, between Mexico and Cuba, headed east-northeast, according to the center.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
It was also located approximately 22 kilometers east-northeast of the city.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
Currently located about 210 miles north-northeast of Veracruz, Mexico, the tropical depression is expected to quickly move east-northeast across the Gulf of Mexico.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
The major hurricane was about 1,085 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph as of 5 p.m. EDT Thursday.
—CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Isaac was spinning east-northeast at 16 mph about 890 miles west of the Azores Islands, according to an 11 p.m. ET public advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
—NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
The storm will continue moving east-northeast through Thursday before taking a turn east Thursday night.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
As of Tuesday morning, Milton was centered about 520 miles southwest of Tampa, rolling east-northeast at 12 mph.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
By the same time Tuesday, the storm is projected to be north of the Yucatán, between Mexico and Cuba, headed east-northeast, according to the center.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
It was also located approximately 22 kilometers east-northeast of the city.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
Currently located about 210 miles north-northeast of Veracruz, Mexico, the tropical depression is expected to quickly move east-northeast across the Gulf of Mexico.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
The major hurricane was about 1,085 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph as of 5 p.m. EDT Thursday.
—CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Isaac was spinning east-northeast at 16 mph about 890 miles west of the Azores Islands, according to an 11 p.m. ET public advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
—NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
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