RTB Weather Forecast for Friday, July 08, 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 08, 2011

For the second day in a row, today's weather is essentially the same as yesterday.'s Skies will be sunny with mid to high level cloudiness. This morning, winds will be light, at 10 mph or less, and vary in direction from NE to SE. The seas are relatively calm at 2 to 4 feet in height or less. Again, this afternoon and evening, winds will increase to 15 mph or higher. Expect winds and seas to increase slightly on Sunday and Monday. There is little or no chance of rain.

The next tropical wave is now forecast to pass through the NW Caribbean on Monday and Tuesday.

Fig 1 - Forecast Wind Speed, Direction & Precipitation_110708

(Please note the change in units of measure)

Fig 2 - Forecast Wind Map_110708, 1500LT

Fig 3 - Forecast Isobars, Cloud Cover and Precipitation_110708, 1500LT

Fig 4 - Graphicast

Fig 5 - Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Water Vapor, early am_110708

Fig 7 - Caribbean IR Satellite

Fig 8 - Wind Speeds, yesterday 110707 at the Roatan Airport

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 Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

high tide 2:10 am LT                                       Moon Rise –12:15 am LT

low tide 9:16 am LT                                                      Moon Set – 12:06 pm LT

high tide 4:31 pm LT                                               Sunrise – 5:21 am LT

low tide 10:09 pm LT                                                   Sunset – 6:23 pm LT

Moon Phase