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
Thursday July 21, 2011
Today's weather is essentially a replay of yesterday's. Again, skies will be sunny with some mid to high level cloudiness. Winds continue to be easterly at 15 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 Saturday.
A tropical wave is about 360 miles east of us and will pass over us later today or tomorrow. Another tropical wave will reach the Western Caribbean later next week. See Figs. 4, 5 & 6.
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| Fig 1 - Forecast Wind Speed, Direction & Precipitation_110721 |
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| Fig 2 - Forecast Wind Map, 110721_1500LT |
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| Fig 3 - Forecast Isobars, Cloud Cover & Precipitation, 110721_1500LT |
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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_110721 |
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| Fig 7 - Caribbean IR Satellite |
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| Fig 8 - Wind 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
TS Brett and TS Cindy in the North Atlantic continue to head away from the East Coast of the USA. They pose no threat to us. Elsewhere, tropical storm formation is not expected for the next 24 hours. A tropical wave along 50 W longitude bears watching for further development. See Figs 4, 5 & 6.The Tides: Moon and Sun
high tide 12:39 am LT Moon Rise –10:35 pm LT
low tide 7:46 am LT Moon Set – 10:37 am LT
high tide 3:01 pm LT Sunrise – 5:25 am LT
low tide 8:04 pm LT Sunset – 6:22 pm LT
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