Vila do Conde Wind Stats

The figure illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal April. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with deep blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3360 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Vila do Conde, located 26 km away (16 miles). There are too few 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 Vila do Conde blows from the WNW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Vila do Conde. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 18% of the time (5 days each April) and blows offshore 30% of the time (9 days in an average April). Over an average April wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Vila do Conde

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