Roatan Weather Forecast for Thursday, Feb. 10, 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

Thursday Feb. 10, 2011

This morning, the cold front which moved off the Texas coast yesterday, extends from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche, Mexico. 

Fig 1 - Cold Front Position early am_110210

It will move into the NW Caribbean Sea on Friday. By Saturday afternoon, it will extend from E. Cuba to NE Honduras, where it will stall. It will dissipate on Sunday. This cold front will dominate our weather through Saturday.

Fig 2 - Enhanced Infrared, Tropical Atlantic early am_110210

Fig 3 - Caribbean Graphicast, 110210

Today, skies will be partly sunny with mid to high level clouds. Scattered and intermittent showers are possible. Winds will initially be strong at 15 to 20 mph from the SE; decreasing to 10 mph or less later today. The seas will be 2 to 4 feet in height.

Fig 4 – Forecast Speed & Direction_110210

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 79F to 80F or 26C .

The tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

high tide 3:55 am LT                                    Moon Rise –10:47 am LT

low tide 8:51 am LT                                     Moon Set – 12:01 am LT

high tide 2:09 pm LT                                   Sunrise – 6:15 am LT

low tide 9:21 pm LT                                    Sunset - 5:48 pm LT