Ramsgate (The Wall) Wind Stats

This picture shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with deep blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3374 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ramsgate (The Wall), located 37 km away (23 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 Ramsgate (The Wall) blows from the SW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ramsgate (The Wall). Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of 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 (pale blue) about 2% of the time (1 days each June) and blows offshore just 5% of the time (0 days in an average June). Over an average June wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Ramsgate (The Wall)

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