Horizonte (Mar del Plata) Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal May. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the darkest shade of blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3440 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Horizonte (Mar del Plata), located 44 km away (27 miles). There are too few 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 dominant wind at Horizonte (Mar del Plata) blows from the SSE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Horizonte (Mar del Plata). Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 6% of the time (2 days each May) and blows offshore 28% of the time (8 days in an average May). Over an average May wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Horizonte (Mar del Plata)

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