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Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Wind Stats

Wind Stats

(% offshore)

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The figure describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal March. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 1228 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Lincoln City Nelscott Reef, located 38 km away (24 miles). There are too few recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef blows from the W. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical March, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 7% of the time (2 days each March) and blows offshore 18% of the time (6 days in an average March). Over an average March winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 6 days at Lincoln City Nelscott Reef

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