Esmeralda Wind Stats

This image shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal January. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 2868 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Esmeralda, located 49 km away (30 miles). There are not enough recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Esmeralda blows from the SSW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Esmeralda. On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical January, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 4% of the time (1 days each January) and blows offshore just 62% of the time (0 days in an average January). Over an average January winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 4 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Esmeralda

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