Derecha de la Caleta Wind Stats

The graph illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal August. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 2976 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Derecha de la Caleta, located 25 km away (16 miles). There are not enough 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 most common wind at Derecha de la Caleta blows from the N. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Derecha de la Caleta. On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical August, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 0.3% of the time (0 days each August) and blows offshore just 0.3% of the time (0 days in an average August). Over an average August wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Derecha de la Caleta

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