Dinas Dinlle Wind Stats

The figure illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal July. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the strongest winds shown by deep blue. It is based on 2976 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Dinas Dinlle, located 14 km away (9 miles). There are insufficient 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 dominant wind at Dinas Dinlle blows from the SW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Dinas Dinlle. By contrast, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical July, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 11% of the time (3 days each July) and blows offshore 15% of the time (0 days in an average July). Over an average July winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 3 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Dinas Dinlle

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