Ko Samet - Sai Kaew Wind Stats

This image shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal January. 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 3352 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ko Samet - Sai Kaew, located 8 km away (5 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 dominant wind at Ko Samet - Sai Kaew blows from the S. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ko Samet - Sai Kaew. On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of 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 27% of the time (8 days each January) and blows offshore 33% of the time (0 days in an average January). Over an average January winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Ko Samet - Sai Kaew

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