El Cardon Wind Stats

This picture describes how frequently 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 the strongest winds shown by deep blue. It is based on 2867 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to El Cardon, located 45 km away (28 miles). There are not enough 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 most common wind at El Cardon blows from the WNW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at El Cardon. Converseley, 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 (light blue) about 13% of the time (4 days each November) and blows offshore 35% of the time (10 days in an average November). In a typical November winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 3 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at El Cardon

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