Its name comes from the Shamal ( `` Chammal '' in French ) , a northwesterly wind blowing over Iraq and the Persian Gulf states .

As a result of its northwesterly track , the tropical depression moved Motion over Hainan shortly after tropical cyclogenesis .

The fifth tropical cyclone Catastrophe , fourth named storm Catastrophe , third hurricane Catastrophe and second major hurricane Catastrophe of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season , Debbie formed Coming_to_be on August 14 in the southern Atlantic Ocean and took Conquering a general northwesterly path until turning Becoming northward into the central Atlantic .

Betsy began Process_start as a tropical depression north of French Guiana on August 27 , and strengthened Cause_change_of_strength as it moved Motion in a general northwesterly direction .