Ponta do Cacao Wind Stats

The figure illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical October. The longest 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 3471 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ponta do Cacao, located 33 km away (21 miles). There are not enough 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 Ponta do Cacao blows from the ESE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ponta do Cacao. 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 October, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 7% of the time (2 days each October) and blows offshore 64% of the time (20 days in an average October). During a typical October winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 3 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Ponta do Cacao

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