Roatan Weather Forecast for Friday, July 22, 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

Friday July 22, 2011

Again, skies will be mostly sunny with some mid to high level cloudiness. Winds are variable in strength from the east at 10 to 20 mph The seas are choppy at 2 to 4 feet in height . Occasionally, winds and seas may be higher, especially very early in the day or late at night. These winds and seas will continue through Sunday.

A tropical wave is passing over us today. There is a very slight chance of widely scattered, intermittent, rain showers and thunderstorms. Another tropical wave will reach the Western Caribbean later next week. See Figs. 5 & 6.

Fig 1 - Forecast Wind Speed, Direction & Precipitation_110722

Fig 2 - Forecast Wind Map_110722_1500LT

Fig 3 - Forecast Map, Isobars, Cloud Cover and Precipitation_110722, 1500LT

Fig 4 - Graphicast

Fig 5 - Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Water Vapor, early am_110722

Fig 7 - Caribbean IR Satellite

Fig 8 - Winds Speeds, yesterday at Roatan Airport

The air temperatures will be in the 80s to the mid 90s (F) or 27 to 32 (C). The heat index is 100F or 38C.
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

TD Brett and TS Cindy continue to head out into the North Atlantic. They pose no threat to us. Elsewhere, an area of disturbed weather associated with a tropical wave, along 50 W is now given a 10% chance for further development in the next 48 hours. This morning, it is about 500 miles East of the Windward Islands traveling WNW at 15 to 20 mph. See Figs. 5 & 6.

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

high tide 1:50 am LT                                     Moon Rise –11:13 pm LT

low tide 8:53 am LT                                                   Moon Set – 11:25 am LT

high tide 4:13 pm LT                                             Sunrise – 5:26 am LT

low tide 9:45 pm LT                                                  Sunset – 6:21 pm LT