With 24/7 access, our cloud-based weather downtime calculation service minimises the time required to provide weather window statistics.

Although it is impossible to completely eliminate the impact of weather on offshore operations, understanding the likelihood of successful execution provides a means of managing the logistical and financial risks associated with changing environmental conditions. 

Weather downtime analyses provide probability statistics for marine operations restricted to any meteorological and oceanographic parameter. 

Developed in conjunction with offshore operators, we now offer an express weather downtime calculation service. This new cloud based service minimises the time required to provide weather window statistics, by offering 24/7 access to the reliable data held in our 30-year SEASTATES wind and wave hindcast database. 

To generate the statistics, the vessel transit course, task list and related metocean variables (significant wave height, wind speed and peak current speed) are required as inputs. Once received, the weather window statistics are generally processed and returned within 10 minutes. 

Designed to help clients make quicker operational and risk management decisions, the outputs offer the level of detail needed to provide tailored and accurate prices when bidding for new work.  

The service includes:

• Percentage of time meeting/not meeting specified conditions
• Calendar month and annual average condition
• Figure plots
• Maximum/minimum weather downtime
• P50, P75 and P90 probability of non-exceedance
• Value tables
• Critical task

The no-limits express service can consider any combination of home ports, incorporate complex multi-stage operations with an option to include multiple limiting parameters at each operation stage. Any number of scenarios can be processed at one time, providing for more informed decision-making.

For more information about our weather downtime service, and for a free trial, visit our SEASTATES microsite.

To learn more about calculating weather downtime, download our White Paper, Accounting for weather in marine operations.