Roatan Weather Forecast for Saturday, Mar. 12, 2010

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

Saturday Mar. 12, 2011

This morning the cold front which arrived yesterday, is stationary and reaches from the Bay Islands of Honduras to central Cuba. It will remain there, continuing to dissipate today.

Fig 1 - Cold Front Position, early am _110312

Skies will be mostly cloudy. Winds will be N to NE at 10 to 15 mph. The seas will be 2 to 4 feet in height. Expect intermittent, scattered rain showers throughout the day. Winds will begin to resume their normal easterly flow by late Saturday.

Fig 2 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110312

Fig 3 - Graphicast for 110312

The air temperatures will range from the mid to high 70s (F) to the low 80s or 24 to 27 (C). For divers, with wind chill, temperatures may feel like the high 60's when exiting the water.
At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 80F or 26C .

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

high tide 3:59 am LT                                       Moon Rise –11:08am LT

low tide 9:24 am LT                                                 Moon Set – 12:34 am LT

high tide 2:50 pm LT                                      Sunrise – 5:57 am LT

low tide 9:36 pm LT                                                Sunset - 5:57 pm LT