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 July 27, 2011
Again, today, it will be mostly cloudy, with a slight chance of scattered, moderate rain showers and isolated, strong thunderstorms. Winds are still very light and variable in strength, and mostly easterly, at 5 to 10 mph. The seas are calm at 1 to 3 feet. This morning, the strong tropical wave, dominating our weather, is located along 87W longitude. It will move west of us today, possibly as a tropical depression. Most of this area of disturbed weather, is well to the north of us. The next tropical wave will reach here, on Saturday and Sunday.
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| Fig 1 - Forecast Wind Speed, Direction & Precipitation_110727 |
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| Fig 2 - Forecast Wind Map for 110727_1500 LT |
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| Fig 3 - Forecast Isobars, Cloud Cover and Precipitation for 110727_1500 LT |
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| Fig 4 - Graphicast |
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| Fig 5 - Tropical Surface Analysis |
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| Fig 6 - Water Vapor, early am, 110727 |
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| Fig 7 - Caribbean IR Satellite |
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| Fig 8 - Windspeeds, yesterday, Roatan, 110727_2000 LT |
The air temperatures will be in the 80s to the mid 90s (F) or 27 to 32 (C).
At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 82F to 84F or 28C to 29C . Visibility is generally 60 to 80 feet.
The Tropical Weather Outlook
An area of disturbed weather, associated with the tropical wave along 87W longitude, in the Western Caribbean Sea, is now given, a 70% chance for further development in the next 48 hours. It is moving WNW , away from us, at 15mph. Else where, tropical storm formation is not expected in the next 24 hours.
The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 12:19 am LT Moon Rise –2:21 am LT
high tide 5:50 am LT Moon Set – 3:45 pm LT
low tide 12:25 am LT Sunrise – 5:27 am LT
high tide 7:10 pm LT Sunset – 6:20 pm LT
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