Salgar Wind Stats

The figure shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical August. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 2976 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Salgar, located 8 km away (5 miles). There are insufficient 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 Salgar blows from the NE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Salgar. By contrast, 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 August, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 20% of the time (6 days each August) and blows offshore 31% of the time (9 days in an average August). In a typical August winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 3 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Salgar

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