June 14th Wind Histroy from Smith Island - 2001-2007

Just for shits and giggles I downloaded the wind data taken from Smith Island from 2001-2007. It may not be a very good wind prediction device, but interesting and shows how wind is extremely variable on the Chesapeake.

The blue line and shaded area are average wind speeds. The red line is the gusts. The green line is the lulls. The arrows at top are wind directions, so for example, an arrow pointing straight downward indicates "north wind" (from the north).

Remember, the boat can sail on a beat at 40 degrees off the wind. So that means the only pain in the ass wind on 6/14 (the day we depart Smith) would be from the Northwest or straight North. The good news from the data below is that for the past six years, the wind has been roughly in our favor blowing at Smith Island.

Smith Island: 6/14/2007 (winds mostly Northeast):



Smith Island: 6/14/2006 (winds mostly Northeast):



Smith Island: 6/14/2005 (winds mostly South):



Smith Island: 6/14/2004 (winds mostly South):



Smith Island: 6/14/2003 (winds mostly South Southwest):



Smith Island: 6/14/2001 (no data for 2002) (winds mostly East Southeast):