Roatan Weather Forecast for Wednesday, Feb. 09, 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

Wednesday Feb. 09, 2011

The cold front which passed through the Bay Islands yesterday, has dissipated. Another cold front will move off the Texas coast later today. 

Fig 1 - Cold Front Position early am_110209

It will extend from the Florida Panhandle to the NE Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday. Than 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. There on Sunday, it will dissipate

Today, skies will be partly sunny with mid to high level clouds. Scattered and intermittent showers are possible. Winds will be diurnal, switching from SE to NE during the afternoon hours of the day. Winds will be 5 to 20 mph. The seas will be 2 to 4 feet in height. Winds and seas will increase this afternoon and evening.

Fig 2 – Forecast Speed & Direction_110209

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 2:32 am LT                                       Moon Rise –10:05 am LT

low tide 7:16 am LT                                                    Moon Set – 11:09 pm LT

high tide 12:24 pm LT                                    Sunrise – 6:15 am LT

low tide 8:16 pm LT                                                  Sunset - 5:48 pm LT