RTB Weather Forecast for Wednesday, Feb. 16, 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. 16, 2011

Today, skies will be mostly cloudy with the possibility of scattered and intermittent showers. 

Fig 1 - Frontal Remnants, early am_110216

Fig 2 - Water Vapor, early am_110216

Winds will be light from the NE at 10 mph or less. The seas will be 1 to 4 feet in height or less. 

Fig 3 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110216

 

Early this morning, a nearly stationary frontal trough reaches from the Windward Passage to the Bay Islands of Honduras. The trough continues to slowly drift SE and dissipate.

Fig 4 - Frontal Trough Position early am_110216

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

low tide 1:01 am LT                                 Moon Rise –4:22 pm LT

high tide 7:20 am LT                                        Moon Set – 4:33 am LT

low tide 1:20 pm LT                                Sunrise – 6:12 am LT

high tide 7:19 pm LT                                       Sunset - 5:51 pm LT