Tanjung Batu Wind Stats

The graph shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal January. The longest 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 the darkest shade of blue. It is based on 2873 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2009, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Tanjung Batu, located 8 km away (5 miles). There are not enough 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 Tanjung Batu blows from the NNW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Tanjung Batu. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical January, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 49% of the time (15 days each January) and blows offshore 54% of the time (2 days in an average January). Over an average January winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 0 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Tanjung Batu

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