Robert Moses State Park Wind Stats

This image shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal November. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 3347 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Robert Moses State Park, located 24 km away (15 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 Robert Moses State Park blows from the SE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Robert Moses State Park. By contrast, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical November, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 7% of the time (2 days each November) and blows offshore 35% of the time (9 days in an average November). Over an average November winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Robert Moses State Park

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