Searcy Bay and Point Labatt Wind Stats

The figure describes how often 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 dark blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3422 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Searcy Bay and Point Labatt, located 29 km away (18 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 prevailing wind at Searcy Bay and Point Labatt blows from the SW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Searcy Bay and Point Labatt. Converseley, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more dark 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 (pale blue) about 10% of the time (3 days each May) and blows offshore 33% of the time (11 days in an average May). Over an average May winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Searcy Bay and Point Labatt

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