Kho Phan-Ngan - Haad Rin Wind Stats

The figure describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal December. 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 dark blue. It is based on 3448 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Kho Phan-Ngan - Haad Rin, located 51 km away (32 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 dominant wind at Kho Phan-Ngan - Haad Rin blows from the E. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Kho Phan-Ngan - Haad Rin. On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical December, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 13% of the time (4 days each December) and blows offshore 13% of the time (1 days in an average December). Over an average December winds exceeding >40kph (25mph) are not expected, but 3 have winds on the range 30-40 (19-25) at Kho Phan-Ngan - Haad Rin

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