Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) Wind Stats

This picture illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical July. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 2976 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse), located 26 km away (16 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 dominant wind at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) blows from the SW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more deep 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 (light blue) about 8% of the time (2 days each July) and blows offshore 46% of the time (14 days in an average July). During a typical July winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)

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