Antigues Cape Wind Stats

The rose diagram describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical November. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the strongest winds shown by dark blue. It is based on 3347 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Antigues Cape, located 8 km away (5 miles). There are not enough 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 Antigues Cape blows from the NE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Antigues Cape. By contrast, dominant spokes illustrate 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 (pale blue) about 3% of the time (1 days each November) and blows offshore just 93% of the time (28 days in an average November). In a typical November winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 4 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Antigues Cape

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