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 Mar. 30, 2011
Today, skies will be sunny with some high level cloudiness and haze. Winds will be strong and persistent from SE to E all day. This morning, wind strength will decrease from 25 mph to 15 mph or less. Then they will increase to 15 to 25 mph later this afternoon and evening. Higher wind gusts are possible, late at night or during the very early morning hours. The seas will be rough and choppy at 2 to 4 feet or greater.
Early this morning, a weak, nearly stationary cold front reaches from Tampa Bay, Florida to Galveston Bay, Texas. It will dissipate by late tonight. Another stronger cold front will follow it and reach from the Florida Panhandle to the NW Yucatan on Friday morning.
Expect winds and seas here to decrease on Thursday and Friday, as these cold fronts move SE across the Gulf of Mexico.
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| Fig 1 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110330 |
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| Fig 2 - Cold Front Position and Water Vapor_early am 110330 |
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| Fig 3 - Graphicast 110330 |
. The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (F) to the mid to high 80s or 26 to 27 (C).
At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 80F or 26C . Visibility is generally 60 to 80 feet.
The Tides: Moon and Sunlow tide 12:33 am LT Moon Rise –3:06 am LT
high tide 6:34 am LT Moon Set – 3:05 pm LT
low tide 12:45 pm LT Sunrise – 5:44 am LT
high tide 6:51 pm LT Sunset - 6:00 pm LT
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