Coevity Island The Handle Wind Stats

This picture describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal October. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 3471 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Coevity Island The Handle, located 44 km away (27 miles). There are not enough 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 Coevity Island The Handle blows from the SE. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Coevity Island The Handle. On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical October, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 3% of the time (1 days each October) and blows offshore just 5% of the time (1 days in an average October). Over an average October winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 9 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Coevity Island The Handle

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