Seines Wind Stats

This picture shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal June. The longest 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 strongest. It is based on 3264 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Seines, located 36 km away (22 miles). There are insufficient 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 most common wind at Seines blows from the WSW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Seines. Converseley, 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 June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 9% of the time (3 days each June) and blows offshore 14% of the time (0 days in an average June). Over an average June wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Seines

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