south-southeast
noun
south-south·east
ˈsau̇th-ˌsau̇th-ˈēst 
: a compass point that is two points east of due south : S22°30′E
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Late Wednesday, Alberto was located about 135 miles (220 kilometers) east of Tampico, Mexico, and about 320 miles (510 kilometers) south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
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Alena Botros, Fortune, 19 June 2024
On Wednesday evening, the storm was 305 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas, traveling west-southwest at 9 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said the storm formed about 295 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Tex., as torrential downpours were moving ashore in South Texas and northeastern Mexico.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
As of Saturday evening, the National Weather Service's forecast calls for an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4 p.m., with a high near 80 degrees and south-southeast winds gusting as high as 25 mph.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
Forecasters said the storm was moving south-southeast shortly before 8 p.m. Friday and was expected to mostly move out of the region by early Saturday.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
Breezes from the south-southeast remain very light.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
Satellite images captured at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday show Otis located 210 miles south-southeast of Acapulco—still a tropical storm with winds at about 65 miles per hour.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2023
As of Tuesday night, Otis was packing winds of 160 mph with higher gusts while its core was about 55 miles south-southeast of Acapulco, moving north-northwest at 9 mph.
—Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
Alena Botros, Fortune, 19 June 2024
On Wednesday evening, the storm was 305 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas, traveling west-southwest at 9 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said the storm formed about 295 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Tex., as torrential downpours were moving ashore in South Texas and northeastern Mexico.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
As of Saturday evening, the National Weather Service's forecast calls for an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4 p.m., with a high near 80 degrees and south-southeast winds gusting as high as 25 mph.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
Forecasters said the storm was moving south-southeast shortly before 8 p.m. Friday and was expected to mostly move out of the region by early Saturday.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
Breezes from the south-southeast remain very light.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
Satellite images captured at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday show Otis located 210 miles south-southeast of Acapulco—still a tropical storm with winds at about 65 miles per hour.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2023
As of Tuesday night, Otis was packing winds of 160 mph with higher gusts while its core was about 55 miles south-southeast of Acapulco, moving north-northwest at 9 mph.
—Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
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