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The Bora, Sirocco, Meltemi, Tramontane, Lebeccio, Mistral and Marin are the most common winds of the Mediterranean. How can you get to know them in advance and what should you expect from them while at sea?
2 gru 2023 · Main winds of the Mediterranean Sea. Based on this possibility of predicting the weather conditions and circumstances when sailing, In the following list we show you the 10 winds of the Mediterranean Sea that we sailors encounter on a regular basis. This way, you can learn to identify them and differentiate them from each other when necessary.
17 cze 2022 · In the Mediterranean we find different winds depending on the time of the year and the best way to recognise the direction is through the wind rose or compass rose. Each point indicates the direction from which the wind is coming, unlike the compass, the cardinal points on the rose represent the geographical point and not the magnetic point.
The range of atmospheric forces and temperatures, combined with the existence of mountains, play a role in generating winds that blow in various orientations, manifest during specific seasons, and potentially impact your sailing experience.
The Winds of the Mediterranean. The dominant winds of the Mediterranean are chanelled through the deep valleys between the mountain chains and sweep into the sea from set angles. The Mistral blows through the Garonne and Rhone vallies and then into the Gulf of Lion and across to Corsica and Sardinia, where it is chanelled between the two ...
Results of the wave hindcast and following wave climate analysis have shown marked regional characteristics of the wave climate, related to the peculiarities of the regional winds blowing over the Mediterranean sub-basins.
Sirocco (/ sɪˈrɒkoʊ / sih-RO-koh) or scirocco is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe, especially during the summer season.
