In this sentence from a weather forcast what does sly mean, what is a sly wind ?

QuoteINCREASING SLY WIND AND HIGH CLOUDINESS AHEAD OF S/W AND SURFACE FRONT MOVING

or

QuoteThis looks like a pretty weak front, and sly wind will only rise back to 10-15kts inland waters overnight.

i think they probably mean "slight"

increasing slight wind ?

I find quotes in google but no real translation.

QuoteAnd it was Sly Wind whom she allowed to play with her, that season after season deflowered her

QuoteAlone, shape-shifting, she was surrounded by the voices of the world: the stones old, dark, clean thoughts; the shrieking gulls; the sly wind; the ceaseless waves:

And from "Chocolat" (Book and movie) which my daughter is trying to translate parts from.

QuoteOnce upon a time, a "sly wind from the North" blows the beautiful gypsy,

Southerly, perhaps?

i think its just an invented phrase TBH.   The Author just using something to add atmosphere.

Quote from: Beakeri think its just an invented phrase TBH.   The Author just using something to add atmosphere.

but.. two of the quotes are from a weather station !!

Quote from: Clockd 0NeSoutherly, perhaps?

you cant have a southerly wind coming from the north a southerly wind is a wind from the south. Even so, if it meant that then the sentence is silly, since the word "sly" would imply the direction so why specify it again

subtle perhaps?

Out of these:

QuoteMain Entry:     sly
Part of Speech:     adjective
Definition:     clever
Synonyms:     arch, artful, astute, bluffing, cagey, calculating, canny, captious, conniving, covert, crafty, crooked, cunning, deceitful, deceptive, delusive, designing, devious, dishonest, dishonorable, dissembling, double-dealing, elusive, foxy, furtive, guileful, illusory, impish, ingenious, insidious, intriguing, mean, mischievous, plotting, ratty, roguish, scheming, secret, sharp, shifty, shrewd, slick, smart, smooth, sneaking, stealthy, subtle, traitorous, treacherous, tricky, underhand, unscrupulous, wily

shifty and sharp could be somthing perhaps.

anybody a clue ?

A sly wind is one that seems to penetrate clothing easily and makes you cold  

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Useage: "thats a sly wind, it blows right through you"

My mother used to use it - as did my gran

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Quote from: GroovyPigThing

Quote from: Clockd 0NeSoutherly, perhaps?

you cant have a southerly wind coming from the north a southerly wind is a wind from the south. Even so, if it meant that then the sentence is silly, since the word "sly" would imply the direction so why specify it again

 :whoops: I should pay attention to these things more

Quote from: SeriousA sly wind is one that seems to penetrate clothing easily and makes you cold  

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Useage: "thats a sly wind, it blows right through you"

My mother used to use it - as did my gran

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Well that makes sence, it is "cunning" enough to find its way through your clothes