41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) Wind Stats

The rose diagram describes how frequently 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 dark blue strongest. It is based on 3472 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to 41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove), located 48 km away (30 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 41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) blows from the SSW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at 41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove). On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate 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 (light blue) about 8% of the time (2 days each August) and blows offshore 42% of the time (7 days in an average August). In a typical August winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 1 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at 41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove)

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