Georgica (East Hampton) Wind Stats

This image shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical April. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 3120 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Georgica (East Hampton), located 16 km away (10 miles). There are too few 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 prevailing wind at Georgica (East Hampton) blows from the SSW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Georgica (East Hampton). By contrast, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 2% of the time (1 days each April) and blows offshore just 22% of the time (6 days in an average April). During a typical April winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Georgica (East Hampton)

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