RTB Weather Forecast for Thursday, Jan. 13, 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

Thursday Jan. 13, 2011

The cold front, mentioned yesterday, continues to move slowly across the NW Caribbean. Early this morning, it was on a line from Belize to Central Cuba. 

Fig 1 - Water Vapor, early am_110113

Strong northerly winds persist along and behind this front. Intermittent rain squalls are possible. Tomorrow this front will stretch from the Windward Passage to the Gulf of Honduras and turn nearly stationary.

Fig 2 - Caribbean  Graphicast 110113

Skies will be sunny with increasing cloudiness. Winds will be northerly at 15 to 20 mph. The seas will be 2 to 4 feet. Wind and seas will be occasionally higher.

Fig 3 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110113

These sea conditions will persist through Friday. Winds and seas will begin to diminish over the weekend. 

Fig 4 - Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110115_16

Another cold front is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico on Monday.

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

high tide 5:16 am LT                                     Moon Rise –11:28 am LT

low tide 10:41 am LT                                                Moon Set – 12:27 pm LT

high tide 3:56 pm LT                                    Sunrise – 6:18 am LT

low tide 10:48 pm LT                                               Sunset - 5:34 pm LT