Itapiruba South Side Wind Stats

The figure shows how frequently 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 suggests the strength, with the darkest shade of blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3360 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Itapiruba South Side, located 27 km away (17 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 dominant wind at Itapiruba South Side blows from the SE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Itapiruba South Side. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate 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 September, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 8% of the time (2 days each September) and blows offshore 49% of the time (15 days in an average September). Over an average September winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Itapiruba South Side

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