Evatra Wind Stats

The graph illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical September. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 2880 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Evatra, located 9 km away (6 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. No doubt some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Evatra blows from the SSW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Evatra. On the other hand, 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 September, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 4% of the time (1 days each September) and blows offshore just 37% of the time (11 days in an average September). During a typical September wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Evatra

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