Fanad Head Reef Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical June. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the strongest winds shown by the darkest shade of blue. It is based on 3026 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Fanad Head Reef, located 33 km away (21 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Invevitably some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the most common wind at Fanad Head Reef blows from the NW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Fanad Head Reef. By contrast, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average June, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 2% of the time (1 days each June) and blows offshore just 8% of the time (2 days in an average June). During a typical June wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Fanad Head Reef

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