Junk's Hole Wind Stats

The rose diagram describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal August. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with dark blue strongest. It is based on 3582 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Junk's Hole, located 58 km away (36 miles). There are too few recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Junk's Hole blows from the ENE. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Junk's Hole. 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 August, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 1.4% of the time (0 days each August) and blows offshore just 2% of the time (1 days in an average August). Over an average August wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Junk's Hole

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