Matunuck-The point Wind Stats

The rose diagram describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal May. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 3414 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Matunuck-The point, located 42 km away (26 miles). There are not enough 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 dominant wind at Matunuck-The point blows from the SE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Matunuck-The point. On the other hand, 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 May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 5% of the time (2 days each May) and blows offshore 23% of the time (3 days in an average May). Over an average May winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Matunuck-The point

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