Lebu Wind Stats

The figure shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal September. The largest 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 strongest. It is based on 3360 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Lebu, located 32 km away (20 miles). There are not enough 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 Lebu blows from the WSW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Lebu. 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 September, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 4% of the time (1 days each September) and blows offshore just 19% of the time (5 days in an average September). Over an average September wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Lebu

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