Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay Wind Stats

The rose diagram illustrates 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 indicates the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 3506 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay, located 15 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 prevailing wind at Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay blows from the W. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay. 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 1.4% of the time (0 days each June) and blows offshore just 1.9% of the time (0 days in an average June). Over an average June winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Anaehoomalu Bay_A-Bay

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