News & Views for Southern Sailors - Southwinds Magazine

Southeastern U.S. Air & Water Temperatures
and Gulf Stream Currents – July
Weather Web Sites:
Carolinas & Georgia www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Southeast.shtml
Florida East Coast www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml
Florida West Coast & Keys
http://comps.marine.usf.edu
Northern Gulf Coast
www.csc.noaa.gov/coos/
WIND ROSES: Each wind rose shows the strength and direction
of the prevailing winds in the area and month. These
have been recorded over a long period of time. In general,
the lengths of the arrows indicate how often the winds came
from that direction. The longer the arrow, the more often the
winds came from that direction. When the arrow is too long
to be printed in a practical manner, a number is indicated.
The number in the center of the circle shows the percentage
of the time that the winds were calm. The lengths of the
arrows plus the calms number in the center add up to 100
percent. The number of feathers on the arrow indicates the
strength of the wind on the Beaufort scale (one feather is
Force 1, etc.). Wind Roses are taken from Pilot Charts.
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