Njerve Pipeline Wind Stats

This chart describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal July. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the strongest winds shown by dark blue. It is based on 2974 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Njerve Pipeline, located 11 km away (7 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 most common wind at Njerve Pipeline blows from the SSW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Njerve Pipeline. Converseley, 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 July, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 7% of the time (2 days each July) and blows offshore 9% of the time (0 days in an average July). Over an average July winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 2 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Njerve Pipeline

read more