Tungku Beach or KM26 Wind Stats

This image illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal May. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with deep blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 2582 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2008, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Tungku Beach or KM26, located 15 km away (9 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 Tungku Beach or KM26 blows from the WNW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Tungku Beach or KM26. On the other hand, dominant spokes represent 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 May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 60% of the time (19 days each May) and blows offshore 68% of the time (1 days in an average May). Over an average May winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Tungku Beach or KM26

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