Piedra del Lobo Wind Stats

The figure illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical May. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 3192 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Piedra del Lobo, located 63 km away (39 miles). There are insufficient 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 most common wind at Piedra del Lobo blows from the SW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Piedra del Lobo. On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 9% of the time (3 days each May) and blows offshore 9% of the time (3 days in an average May). During a typical May winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 5 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Piedra del Lobo

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