Dawlish Warren Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical August. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the darkest shade of blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 2975 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Dawlish Warren, located 33 km away (21 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Without question some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Dawlish Warren blows from the SW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Dawlish Warren. 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 August, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 5% of the time (2 days each August) and blows offshore 15% of the time (0 days in an average August). In a typical August wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Dawlish Warren

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