RTB Weather Forecast for Wednesday, Mar. 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 Mar. 09, 2011

Again, today skies will be mostly sunny with some mid to high level cloudiness possible. Winds will be E to SE at 10 to 20 mph. The seas will be 2 to 4 feet in height. Winds and seas may occasionally be higher.

Expect this strong easterly trade wind pattern to hold through early tomorrow. Winds and seas will decrease later on Thursday and Friday with the approach of a cold front.

Fig 1 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110309

A cold front will move off the Texas coast later today and extend from Tampa Bay to the Yucatan peninsula by Thursday. On Friday, it will reach from east central Cuba to northern Belize and then dissipate.

Fig 2 - Cold Front Position, early am_110309

 Winds ahead and behind this front are currently forecast to be strong at 20 to 25 mph.

Fig 3 - Caribbean Graphicast_110309

The air temperatures will be in the high 70s (F) to the high 80s or 24 to 27 (C).
At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 80F or 26C .

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

high tide 12:06 am LT                                     Moon Rise –8:45am LT

low tide 5:16 am LT                                                 Moon Set – 9:55 pm LT

high tide 10:12 am LT                                     Sunrise – 5:59 am LT

low tide 6:08 pm LT                                                Sunset - 5:56 pm LT