Fenwick Wind Stats

This image shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal September. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 3120 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Fenwick, located 5 km away (3 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 Fenwick blows from the SE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Fenwick. Converseley, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical September, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 11% of the time (3 days each September) and blows offshore 28% of the time (8 days in an average September). Over an average September wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Fenwick

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