Ile de Re - Le Gouyot Wind Stats

The graph shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal January. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with the strongest winds shown by the darkest shade of blue. It is based on 3364 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ile de Re - Le Gouyot, located 21 km away (13 miles). There are not enough 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 Ile de Re - Le Gouyot blows from the W. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ile de Re - Le Gouyot. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical January, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 6% of the time (2 days each January) and blows offshore 31% of the time (9 days in an average January). Over an average January winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 5 days at Ile de Re - Le Gouyot

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