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This Island being several Degrees within the Tropic, has the Trade Wind continually there, which is on the South side of the Island call'd the Sea Breeze. It comes about eight a Clock in the morning, and increases or freshens till twelve in the day, and then as the Sun grows lower, so it decreases till there is none about four at night. About eight at night begins the Land Breeze, blowing four Leagues into the Sea both in Jamaica and the Continent, and continues increasing till twelve at night, and decreases again to four, when there is no more of it. This course generally holds true. The Sea Breeze now and then is more violent than at other times, as at new or full Moon, and incroaches very much on the Land-wind, and the Norths when they reign, viz. in the months of December, January, or February, blow over the ridge of Mountains with violence, and hinder the Sea Breeze. Sometimes the Sea Breeze will blow all night, but