Tungku Beach or KM26 Wind Stats

This picture describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical November. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 2384 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 insufficient 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 Tungku Beach or KM26 blows from the NW. 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 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 59% of the time (18 days each November) and blows offshore 69% of the time (1 days in an average November). During a typical November 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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