Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) Wind Stats

The rose diagram illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical January. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the darkest shade of blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 2868 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Forrest Caves (Phillip Island), located 27 km away (17 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 Forrest Caves (Phillip Island) blows from the SW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island). Converseley, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average January, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 11% of the time (3 days each January) and blows offshore 26% of the time (2 days in an average January). During a typical January wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Forrest Caves (Phillip Island)

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