Aytre Lopette Wind Stats

This picture describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal September. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 3360 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Aytre Lopette, located 31 km away (19 miles). There are not enough 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 Aytre Lopette blows from the W. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Aytre Lopette. Converseley, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical September, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 13% of the time (4 days each September) and blows offshore 39% of the time (10 days in an average September). Over an average September wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Aytre Lopette

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