Viri Inga O Tuki Wind Stats

This chart illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical June. The longest 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 3384 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Viri Inga O Tuki, located 21 km away (13 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 Viri Inga O Tuki blows from the SSW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Viri Inga O Tuki. On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 5% of the time (2 days each June) and blows offshore 23% of the time (7 days in an average June). During a typical June winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Viri Inga O Tuki

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