Pepino Wind Stats

This image illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal August. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with deep blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3270 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Pepino, located 27 km away (17 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Without question some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Pepino blows from the SSE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Pepino. On the other hand, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical August, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 22% of the time (7 days each August) and blows offshore 37% of the time (11 days in an average August). Over an average August winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 1 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Pepino

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