Graciosa - Porto da Praia Wind Stats

This image describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical August. 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 3590 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Graciosa - Porto da Praia, located 10 km away (6 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 Graciosa - Porto da Praia blows from the NNW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Graciosa - Porto da Praia. On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more dark 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 (light blue) about 13% of the time (4 days each August) and blows offshore 33% of the time (10 days in an average August). In a typical August winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 2 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Graciosa - Porto da Praia

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