The tables show model forecasts of significant wave height, peak period, and direction of propagation from 17 January at 0000 UTC to 19 January at 1200 UTC in 6-hour steps.
DATE HEURE |
HS (m) |
PER (s) |
MOY_DIR (deg) |
20140117 0:00:00 |
4,38 |
12,22 |
314 |
20140117 6:00:00 |
4,52 |
12,09 |
314 |
20140117 12:00:00 |
5,07 |
11,83 |
311 |
20140117 18:00:00 |
5,73 |
11,82 |
309 |
20140118 0:00:00 |
6,23 |
11,81 |
311 |
20140118 6:00:00 |
6,95 |
12,31 |
312 |
20140118 12:00:00 |
6,91 |
11,99 |
316 |
20140118 18:00:00 |
6,20 |
11,50 |
318 |
20140119 0:00:00 |
5,35 |
11,21 |
315 |
20140119 6:00:00 |
4,96 |
10,37 |
313 |
20140119 12:00:00 |
4,31 |
9,94 |
312 |
DATE HEURE |
HS (m) |
PER (s) |
MOY_DIR (deg) |
20140117 0:00:00 |
3,69 |
12,65 |
320 |
20140117 6:00:00 |
4,04 |
12,81 |
320 |
20140117 12:00:00 |
4,06 |
12,37 |
318 |
20140117 18:00:00 |
4,99 |
11,71 |
312 |
20140118 0:00:00 |
5,54 |
11,65 |
314 |
20140118 6:00:00 |
6,58 |
12,19 |
314 |
20140118 12:00:00 |
6,69 |
12,34 |
317 |
20140118 18:00:00 |
6,28 |
11,85 |
319 |
20140119 0:00:00 |
5,47 |
11,60 |
319 |
20140119 6:00:00 |
4,84 |
11,06 |
318 |
DATE HEURE |
HS (m) |
PER (s) |
MOY_DIR (deg) |
20140117 0:00:00 |
2,92 |
12,14 |
324 |
20140117 6:00:00 |
3,57 |
12,97 |
324 |
20140117 12:00:00 |
3,68 |
12,81 |
323 |
20140117 18:00:00 |
3,71 |
12,39 |
323 |
20140118 0:00:00 |
4,65 |
12,01 |
322 |
20140118 6:00:00 |
5,88 |
11,75 |
322 |
20140118 12:00:00 |
6,58 |
12,23 |
323 |
20140118 18:00:00 |
6,27 |
12,12 |
324 |
20140119 0:00:00 |
5,69 |
11,72 |
325 |
20140119 6:00:00 |
5,01 |
11,39 |
326 |
20140119 12:00:00 |
4,39 |
11,02 |
325 |
Based on the wave characteristics forecasted by WW111 model on the coasts of Casablanca, Safi and Agadir, where do you think that wave heights increase first?
Significant wave heights started increasing from the north and progressed south, going from Casablanca to Safi 6 hours later and Agadir 6 hours after that.
Focusing on the wave peak period, do you think these values are unusual?
On the Atlantic side, periods of about 12 to 14 s are typical. Contrast this with first case when periods reached 20 s.