Bang Saphan Wind Stats

The figure describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical July. The largest 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 3716 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Bang Saphan, located 56 km away (35 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 Bang Saphan blows from the SSE. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Bang Saphan. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average July, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 3% of the time (1 days each July) and blows offshore just 3% of the time (0 days in an average July). During a typical July winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Bang Saphan

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