Ponquogue The Bowl Wind Stats

This image shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical September. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 3360 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ponquogue The Bowl, located 38 km away (24 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Without question some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Ponquogue The Bowl blows from the SE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ponquogue The Bowl. By contrast, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average September, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 10% of the time (3 days each September) and blows offshore 28% of the time (8 days in an average September). During a typical September winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Ponquogue The Bowl

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