Tanjung Batu Wind Stats

The graph illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical May. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with deep blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3174 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2008, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Tanjung Batu, located 8 km away (5 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 Tanjung Batu blows from the NNW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Tanjung Batu. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 26% of the time (8 days each May) and blows offshore 28% of the time (0 days in an average May). In a typical May winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Tanjung Batu

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