Mechihonas Wind Stats

The graph illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical July. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 3472 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Mechihonas, located 28 km away (17 miles). There are not enough 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 prevailing wind at Mechihonas blows from the N. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Mechihonas. By contrast, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average July, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 0.2% of the time (0 days each July) and blows offshore just 0.2% of the time (0 days in an average July). In a typical July wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Mechihonas

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