Njerve Pipeline Wind Stats

This picture shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal February. The largest 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 2664 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, 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. 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 Njerve Pipeline blows from the SSW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Njerve Pipeline. On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical February, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 2% of the time (1 days each February) and blows offshore just 4% of the time (0 days in an average February). Over an average February winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Njerve Pipeline

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