Star Tubes Wind Stats

This image illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical April. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 3354 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Star Tubes, located 47 km away (29 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 most common wind at Star Tubes blows from the NNE. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Star Tubes. Converseley, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 21% of the time (6 days each April) and blows offshore 36% of the time (7 days in an average April). In a typical April wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Star Tubes

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