66. During April through June, the winds were low, exceeding 10 m/sec 

 only 3.4 percent of the time. Just under 38 percent of the winds were 

 directed from south-southwest through west-southwest. The resultant speed 

 during this season was 1.1 m/sec, and the direction was 233 deg. 



67. The winds during July through September were bidirectional, with 

 22.7 percent of the winds blowing from north-northeast through northeast and 

 22.7 percent from southwest through west-southwest. The resultant speed was 

 0.7 m/sec, while the resultant direction was 29 deg, indicating that north- 

 easterly winds occurred more often. For 6.8 percent of the winds, the speed 

 exceeded 10 m/sec. 



68. The winds were also mixed during October through December, with 

 32.6 percent blowing from north through northeast and 27,3 percent from south- 

 southwest through west-southwest. Wind speeds exceeded 10 m/sec 10.4 percent 

 of the time. 



69. Present versus past years. The winds for 1984 were near climatol- 

 ogy. Climatology as used here refers to the accumulation of information from 

 prior years. There was a slight tendency for fewer north-northwest and east- 

 northeast winds with a correspondingly greater tendency for winds from south- 

 west and west. Wind speeds exceeded 10 m/sec 2 percent (175 hr) more often 

 than climatology. The tendency was for winds during 1984 to exceed 10 m/sec 

 more often during January through March and less often during October through 

 December. January through March winds were near climatology. During April 

 through June there were more westerly winds, while during July through Septem- 

 ber the winds were more easterly. During October through December, there were 

 more winds from southwest and less from north-northwest and northwest. 



70. Combination of all years. Annual and seasonal distributions of 

 winds for the combined years 1980 through 1984 are presented in Figure 9. Of 

 the 6,672 observations, over 9.5 percent exceeded 10 m/sec. For those speeds 

 in excess of 10 m/sec, 40 percent occurred during October through December and 

 34 percent during January through March. During January through March the 

 winds are most often from north-northwest through east-northeast with few from 

 east through south. April through June, the winds are predominantly west- 

 southwest through south-southwest with some northeast; July through September 

 winds are bimodal in the northeast and southwest quadrants. The October 

 through December period has very few east through south winds; however, the 

 winds are distributed over all other directions. 



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