Patrick Air Force Base Wind Stats

The rose diagram describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical September. 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 3118 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Patrick Air Force Base, located 31 km away (19 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 Patrick Air Force Base blows from the ENE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Patrick Air Force Base. By contrast, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average September, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 20% of the time (6 days each September) and blows offshore 36% of the time (10 days in an average September). During a typical September winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 1 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Patrick Air Force Base

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