RTB Weather Forecast for Saturday, Jan. 08, 2011

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

Saturday Jan. 08, 2011

Skies will be partly cloudy. Winds will be light and from the E to SE at 5 to 10 mph. The seas will be 1 to 4 feet. Wind and seas will increase later today and tomorrow.

Fig 1 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110108

A cold front has push into the waters off the Texas coast. It is expected to reach the Yucatan by Monday. High pressure will build in behind this front

Our weather continues to be dominated by these cold fronts.

Fig 2 - Water Vapor, early am_110108

Fig 3 - Caribbean Graphicast 110108

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 77F or 25C .

The tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

low tide 4:46aam LT                                      Moon Rise –9:06 am LT

high tide 11:24 am LT                                               Moon Set – 9:17 pm LT

low tide 6:02 pm LT                                      Sunrise – 6:17 am LT

high tide 12:18 am LT                                               Sunset - 5:31 pm LT