westerly
adj.adj. coming from the west, especially when talking about the wind. You use this to describe the direction a breeze or storm is moving from.
adj. situated towards or moving from the west. Often used to describe prevailing winds or weather patterns; typically precedes the noun it modifies.
A strong westerly wind blew across the coast.
The sailors adjusted their course to account for the steady westerly breeze pushing them toward the shore.
Meteorologists predicted that the arrival of a cold westerly front would bring significant rainfall to the valley by early Tuesday morning.
Typically used as an adjective before a noun, though it can function as an adverb meaning 'towards the west'.
a westerly direction to the seaa westerly directionWesterly already implies 'from' or 'towards' the west; adding extra directional prepositions can be redundant.