RTB Weather Forecast for Saturday, July 30, 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

Saturday July 30, 2011

Skies will be partly sunny, with mid to high level cloudiness. Winds will be from the E at 15 to 20 mph . The seas will be choppy at 2 to 4 feet in height. A tropical wave along 80W/81W Longitude, will cross Central America and the NW Caribbean today, and reach the Yucatan peninsula by Sunday morning. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible.

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.

Fig 1 - Wind and Rain Forecast

Fig 2 - Wind Forecast Map_110730, 1500 LT

Fig 3 - Isobars, Cloud Cover and Precipitation_110730, 1500 LT

Fig 4 - Graphicast

Fig 5 - Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Water Vapor, early am_110730

The Tropical Weather Outlook

Else where, there is a a vigorous tropical wave is along 46W Longitude. There is a 70% chance of it becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. It is expected to move across the Lesser Antilles Monday night and Tuesday.

Fig 7 - NHC Tropical Weather Outlook

Fig 8 - Invest 91, Computer Model Runs_110730, 2am

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 2:04 am LT             Moon Rise –5:15 am LT

high tide 7:50 am LT           Moon Set – 6:17 pm LT

low tide 2:19 am LT             Sunrise – 5:28 am LT

high tide 8:35 pm LT           Sunset – 6:19 pm LT