Casino Break Wind Stats

The graph illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal November. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 3344 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Casino Break, located 23 km away (14 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 Casino Break blows from the N. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Casino Break. Converseley, dominant spokes show 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 November, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 3% of the time (1 days each November) and blows offshore just 7% of the time (1 days in an average November). Over an average November wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Casino Break

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