WIND DATA 



DELAWARE BREAKWATER, DEL. 



MOTt) 



0AT4 WMC OtTAmeo PUSH US. WlATHH tUMAU, 

 rMILL. PL PON »C«IOD IH4>IB4L 



TNC IHTINSITT DUtMAMt MPMinT «IRBt OP MLC 

 POMCI OOMItHl Oil •NEATCtt, AMD A«E lAICO 0« BAILT 

 HABIMUM 5 MINUTf VALUES THE PMTEMSITT 0' SALU 

 It INOICATCO B1 LCNCTH Of LIME. AMD WIDTH ALOM 

 • Ate tM0«3. TO THE tCALE INOtCATCD, THE MUHHA Of 

 DATS DVniNG THE It TEAR PEMOO HAViWC WINDS 0' A 

 tlVCM wrCMfTT UIIC. 



Tt< WNID DMATIOR WAfRAM lUDlCATIt TMf AVEIIAM 

 MUMMA OP DATS PC* TEAR POKCACH omeCTIOII, MSEO 

 OH IWUIILV MUM RECOROS. 



PREVAILING WINDS 



WIHO NOtCt tHOW AvCRAtK •IMDt POR t* tOUANC OVCB CHTiHC PCHiOO OP RCCOMO AllllOWt 

 Pi.T «<TM TMC «IHO PltUMCt AT CHO OP AltllOVt INOICATC PCMCIMT OP OttlAVATIOHl 

 WIND MAS tLOWN PRON TMAT DlNCCTiO* ■UMtH OP PIATHIDt Ml^llltCMTt AVCIIAW POMt« 

 • CAUPOHT tCALt. PifURI III CiMtLt MCPItCtCNTt PERCENTAtC OP CALllB. LltHT Alllt 

 AMD VAUIAtLCt. 



•AtlOfOM SHIP OBtCRVATIOM At COMPILKO ir THC NAVY HrOMOtRAPHIC OPPICC FOR 10 VC«t 

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WIND 



DATA 



CITY, N. J. 

 AVERAGES 



1936 - 1952 



LEGEND 



LEGEND 



' rcDCCNT OF TOTtl. WIND MOVtMCNT 



- fCRCENT OF TOTAL DURATION 



■ AVEffAOC VCLOCITY IN MILCS PER HOUII 



THC OATA tHOVM WCAI OCAIVCD FAOH HOUALT AtCOAOA OF ■IAD 

 DIACCTIOA ANO VCLOCiTT At OATAIMCO AT TMI U ■. WCATmIA 

 •UACAU FAOK AH AHCNOHCTf A ATOF THC AAICCOH LIAHTHOVAI 

 AT ATLANTIC CI T, H.J AT AH CLCVATIOH OF ITt FKT H 9 L 



Figure 8-12. Wind data in the vicinity of Delaware Bay. 



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