Why the wind blows in gusts. In fact, according to National Weather Service operating procedures, the reported speed is a two-minute average wind, which includes instantaneous winds that are both above and below the average.
Winds generally blow outward from high pressure systems toward low pressure systems.
Sea breezes, however, occur when the cooler air over nearby waters blows onto warmer land. Open your refrigerator door and feel how colder air tries to displace warmer air. If pressure and temperature forces were uniform, the wind would blow steadily. However, this isn't the case. When winds of different speeds blow adjacent to each other, the wind shear pattern changes winds even more.