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Offshore Mean Annual Wind Speed at 90 m

Published by Office for Coastal Management | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 02, 2026 at 11:47 PM | Dataset Last Updated: May 05, 2022 at 12:00 AM
These data represents the predicted mean annual wind speeds at 90 m height presented at a spatial resolution of 200 m. Areas with annual average wind speed of 7 meters per second (m/s) and greater at 90 m height are generally considered to have a wind resource suitable for offshore development. The source data is from 2002 through 2008.

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  • NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website

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