Roatan Weather Forecast for Friday, Dec. 31, 2010

Roatan Weather Forecast

As presented by Radio Roatan, FM 101.1 or www.roatanradio.com

 CoCoView is at 16.3°N Latitude x 86.5°W Longitude

In the

NW Caribbean Sea

Friday Dec. 31, 2010

Again today, skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be diurnal and easterly at 15 to 20 mph. The seas will be 2 to 4 feet. Occasionally, both wind and seas will be higher. Wind and seas will begin to decrease on Saturday and Sunday.

Fig 1 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_1101231

A cold front will move off the Texas coast late Friday. It will reach from Mobile Bay, AL to Vera Cruz, Mexico by late Saturday. By late Sunday, it will lie from Big Bend, FL to the Bay of Campeche. It is expected to stall out and dissipate by late Monday.

Fig 2 - Water Vapor, early morning_101231

The air temperatures will be in the low 70s (F) to the low 80s or 24 to 25 (C).

At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 78F or 24C .

The tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

high tide 6:526 am LT                                  Moon Rise –2:43 am LT

low tide 12:35aam LT                                           Moon Set – 2:15 pm LT

high tide 5:44 pm LT                                  Sunrise – 6:14 am LT

low tide 12:40 pm LT                                             Sunset - 5:26 pm LT