Panic Point Wind Stats

This picture 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 implies the strength, with the strongest winds shown by dark blue. It is based on 2880 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Panic Point, located 40 km away (25 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 Panic Point 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 Panic Point. On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate 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 (the lightest shade of blue) about 0.3% of the time (0 days each September) and blows offshore just 26% of the time (8 days in an average September). In a typical September winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 7 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Panic Point

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