Playa Ojo de Garza Wind Stats

The rose diagram describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical November. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 3347 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Playa Ojo de Garza, located 38 km away (24 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 prevailing wind at Playa Ojo de Garza blows from the N. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Playa Ojo de Garza. Converseley, 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 November, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 8% of the time (2 days each November) and blows offshore 17% of the time (1 days in an average November). In a typical November wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Playa Ojo de Garza

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