def createWindDict(windFile):
    """Parses ``winds.txt`` to obtain station id and
    latitude, longitude information.

    Args:
        windFile (str): Path for ``winds.txt``.

    Returns:
        dict: Dictionary with station name for key and
        list for value containing [lng, lat].
    """
    windDict = {}

    with open(windFile, 'r') as f:
        for line in f:
            line = line.strip()
            if line.startswith('#') or (len(line) == 0):
                continue
            
            lineParts = line.split(',')

            stationId = lineParts[0]
            latitude = lineParts[1]
            longitude = lineParts[2]

            windDict[stationId] = [longitude, latitude]

    return windDict