Teniente (Lieutenant) Wind Stats

This picture shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the strongest winds shown by deep blue. It is based on 3266 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Teniente (Lieutenant), located 34 km away (21 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 prevailing wind at Teniente (Lieutenant) blows from the SW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Teniente (Lieutenant). Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 9% of the time (3 days each June) and blows offshore 13% of the time (4 days in an average June). Over an average June winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 7 days at Teniente (Lieutenant)

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