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Galveston-61st Street Pier Wind Stats

Wind Stats

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This picture shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal March. 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 the darkest shade of blue. It is based on 3208 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Galveston-61st Street Pier, located 35 km away (22 miles). There are too few recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Galveston-61st Street Pier blows from the SE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Galveston-61st Street Pier. 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 March, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 6% of the time (2 days each March) and blows offshore 16% of the time (2 days in an average March). Over an average March wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Galveston-61st Street Pier

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