Fernald Point Wind Stats

The figure describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal November. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 2867 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Fernald Point, located 48 km away (30 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 most common wind at Fernald Point blows from the SW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Fernald Point. Converseley, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical November, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 21% of the time (6 days each November) and blows offshore 41% of the time (1 days in an average November). Over an average November wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was predicted for only a single days at Fernald Point

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