Punta del Diablo Wind Stats

This picture illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical May. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 3440 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Punta del Diablo, located 6 km away (4 miles). There are too few 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 dominant wind at Punta del Diablo blows from the SE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Punta del Diablo. Converseley, 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 May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 9% of the time (3 days each May) and blows offshore 30% of the time (7 days in an average May). During a typical May wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Punta del Diablo

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