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|Meaning=(Also spelled popogaio.) A violent northeasterly [[fall wind]] on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua and Guatemala. | |||
|Explanation=It consists of the cold [[air mass]] of a [[norte]] that has overridden the mountains of Central America and, being a descending [[wind]], brings fine [[clear]] weather. Papagayos are most frequent and strongest in January and February, often lasting three or four days. They weaken between 7 and 10 [[File:ams2001glos-Pex01.gif|link=|ams2001glos-Pex01]] and freshen again, sometimes to [[gale]] force, in the evening and early night. <br/>''Compare'' [[tehuantepecer]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:54, 29 March 2024
(Also spelled popogaio.) A violent northeasterly fall wind on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua and Guatemala.
It consists of the cold air mass of a norte that has overridden the mountains of Central America and, being a descending wind, brings fine clear weather. Papagayos are most frequent and strongest in January and February, often lasting three or four days. They weaken between 7 and 10 
and freshen again, sometimes to gale force, in the evening and early night.
Compare tehuantepecer.
