Melon and Pochomil Wind Stats

This picture illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with deep blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3266 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Melon and Pochomil, located 30 km away (19 miles). There are too few 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 Melon and Pochomil blows from the SSW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Melon and Pochomil. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 18% of the time (5 days each June) and blows offshore 79% of the time (23 days in an average June). Over an average June winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 5 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Melon and Pochomil

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