Bajada de los Palitos Wind Stats

This chart shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal November. 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 3347 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Bajada de los Palitos, located 6 km away (4 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 Bajada de los Palitos blows from the E. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Bajada de los Palitos. Converseley, dominant spokes represent 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 November, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 7% of the time (2 days each November) and blows offshore 31% of the time (8 days in an average November). Over an average November wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Bajada de los Palitos

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