Melon and Pochomil Wind Stats

The figure describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal May. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with the strongest winds shown by deep blue. It is based on 3414 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, 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 prevailing wind at Melon and Pochomil blows from the SSW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Melon and Pochomil. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 18% of the time (6 days each May) and blows offshore 71% of the time (22 days in an average May). Over an average May 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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