Playa de la Atalaya y Cazanera Wind Stats

This picture describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 3506 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Playa de la Atalaya y Cazanera, located 50 km away (31 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 most common wind at Playa de la Atalaya y Cazanera blows from the NW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Playa de la Atalaya y Cazanera. On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 18% of the time (5 days each June) and blows offshore 39% of the time (3 days in an average June). Over an average June wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Playa de la Atalaya y Cazanera

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