Ras Al Ya Wind Stats

This chart shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical June. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue suggests the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 3506 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Ras Al Ya, located 4 km away (2 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. No doubt some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Ras Al Ya blows from the S. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Ras Al Ya. 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 (light blue) about 3% of the time (1 days each June) and blows offshore just 9% of the time (3 days in an average June). In a typical June winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 5 days at Ras Al Ya

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