Prainha dos Molhes (Escondido) Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal April. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the darkest shade of blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3360 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Prainha dos Molhes (Escondido), located 24 km away (15 miles). There are insufficient 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 Prainha dos Molhes (Escondido) 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 Prainha dos Molhes (Escondido). By contrast, 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 April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 15% of the time (4 days each April) and blows offshore 42% of the time (12 days in an average April). Over an average April wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Prainha dos Molhes (Escondido)

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