RTB Weather Forecast Monday, Jan. 24, 2011

Roatan Weather Forecast

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

and

CoCoView Resort, www.cocoviewresort.com, 800-282-8932

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

In the

NW Caribbean Sea

Monday Jan. 24, 2011

Today, skies will be mostly sunny, with high level cloudiness. Winds will be from the E to NE at 10 to 20 mph.. The seas will be 1 to 4 feet. 

Fig 1 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110124

 

This morning, the remnants of the cold front are stationary, from E. Cuba to the North Coast of Honduras. It continues to dissipate. 

Fig 2 - Water Vapor_110124 early am

Another cold front has moved off the Texas coast. Monday night, a second cold front will push into the Gulf of Mexico. It will merge with and reinforce the first front. This combined front will be on a line from Florida to the Bay of Campeche, Mexico by Tuesday It will move into the NW Caribbean Sea by late Wednesday and reach us by no later than Thursday evening.

Fig 3 - Caribbean  Graphicast 110124

Our weather continues to be dominated by these cold fronts.

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 76F to77F or 25C or lower.

The tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

high tide 12:55 am LT                                    Moon Rise –10:40 pm LT

low tide 6:33 am LT                                                  Moon Set – 9:49 am LT

high tide 12:04 pm LT                                   Sunrise – 6:18 am LT

low tide 7:13 am LT                                                  Sunset - 5:40 pm LT