Moulay Bousselham Wind Stats

The graph describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal November. 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 deep blue. It is based on 2867 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Moulay Bousselham, located 26 km away (16 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 prevailing wind at Moulay Bousselham blows from the WNW. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Moulay Bousselham. 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 November, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 22% of the time (7 days each November) and blows offshore 42% of the time (12 days in an average November). Over an average November wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Moulay Bousselham

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