Fernandina Pier Wind Stats

This chart shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal May. The biggest 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 deep blue. It is based on 2944 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Fernandina Pier, located 45 km away (28 miles). There are too few 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 Fernandina Pier blows from the E. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Fernandina Pier. Converseley, dominant spokes represent 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 7% of the time (2 days each May) and blows offshore 22% of the time (6 days in an average May). Over an average May wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Fernandina Pier

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