Praia Azul Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows 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 the strongest winds shown by the darkest shade of blue. It is based on 3590 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Praia Azul, located 15 km away (9 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. No doubt some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Praia Azul blows from the WNW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Praia Azul. By contrast, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep 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 (light blue) about 5% of the time (2 days each August) and blows offshore 5% of the time (2 days in an average August). Over an average August winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 3 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Praia Azul

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