Haqal Wind Stats

The graph illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal May. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 3440 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Haqal, located 29 km away (18 miles). There are too few 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 Haqal blows from the S. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Haqal. By contrast, 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 May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 1.6% of the time (0 days each May) and blows offshore just 89% of the time (27 days in an average May). Over an average May winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Haqal

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