Lage do Pescador Wind Stats

This image illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical November. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3347 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Lage do Pescador, located 23 km away (14 miles). There are insufficient 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 Lage do Pescador blows from the WNW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Lage do Pescador. By contrast, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average November, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 11% of the time (3 days each November) and blows offshore 29% of the time (9 days in an average November). In a typical November winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Lage do Pescador

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