Mechihonas Wind Stats

The figure describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical October. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 3471 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 insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the most common wind at Mechihonas blows from the NNW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Mechihonas. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average October, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 14% of the time (4 days each October) and blows offshore 20% of the time (6 days in an average October). In a typical October winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 3 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Mechihonas

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