Praia da Amorosa Wind Stats

The figure shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 3506 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Praia da Amorosa, located 22 km away (14 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 prevailing wind at Praia da Amorosa blows from the WNW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Praia da Amorosa. 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 June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 16% of the time (5 days each June) and blows offshore 24% of the time (7 days in an average June). Over an average June wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Praia da Amorosa

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