NNW
Between N, NW
NNW is an abbreviation for north-northwest, a compass direction halfway between north and northwest.
It appears on nautical charts, weather reports, and navigation instruments: Winds shifting to NNW at 15 knots.
Posture or orientation
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- headingDirectional course traveled
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- declinationAngular distance from equator
orientation · degrees · needle · rose · compass point · intercardinal
Planned path forward
- waypointNavigation reference location
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- maritimeOf the sea
seafaring · GPS · wayfinding · vector · bearing · heading · dead reckoning · course correction
Where air moves from
- weather vaneWind direction indicator
- prevailing windsMost frequent directional airflow
- frontForward-facing side
- galeSevere sustained wind
squall · storm track · barometric · forecast · wind shift · cold front · air mass · wind pattern
bearing
Posture or orientation
declination · orientation · degrees · needle · rose · compass point · intercardinal
course
Planned path forward
- waypointNavigation reference location
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
maritime · seafaring · GPS · wayfinding · vector · bearing · heading · dead reckoning · course correction · helm
wind direction
Where air moves from
- weather vaneWind direction indicator
- prevailing windsMost frequent directional airflow
- frontForward-facing side
gale · squall · storm track · barometric · forecast · wind shift · cold front · air mass · wind pattern · isobar
Alaska
America's frozen northwest
- YukonNorthwestern Canadian territory
- British ColumbiaCanada's western coastal province
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
Oregon · Cascadia · Seattle · Vancouver · Portland · boreal · Arctic · subarctic · fjords
north, northwest, northern, northerly, northward, northwards, norther, northernmost, west