Ouano Rights Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical April. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 2880 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ouano Rights, located 28 km away (17 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 most common wind at Ouano Rights blows from the SSW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ouano Rights. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 10% of the time (3 days each April) and blows offshore 20% of the time (6 days in an average April). During a typical April winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 4 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Ouano Rights

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