RTB Weather Forecast for Sunday, July. 03, 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

Sunday July 03, 2011

Skies will be partly sunny with mid to high level cloudiness. Winds continue to be strong and easterly at 15 to 20 mph. They will begin to increase later this afternoon and evening to 25 mph. The seas are choppy at 2 to 6 feet. Strong east winds will persist through today. Trade winds are forecast to begin to decrease in strength on Monday. Else where tropical storm formation is not expected in the next 24 hours.

Fig 1 - Forecast Wind Speed, Direction & Precipitation_110703

(Please note the change in units of measure)

Fig 2 - Forecast Wind Map_110703_1500LT

Fig 3 - Forecast Isobars, Cloud Cover and Precipitation_110703_1500LT

Fig 4 - Graphicast

Fig 5 - Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Water Vapor, early am_110703

Fig 7 - Caribbean IR Satellite_110703

Fig 8 - Wind Speeds, yesterday_110702 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

low tide 4:00 am LT                                         Moon Rise –7:28 am LT

high tide 9:41 am LT                                                     Moon Set – 8:24 pm LT

low tide 4:12 pm LT                                                 Sunrise – 5:20 am LT

high tide 10:27 pm LT                                                  Sunset – 6:23 pm LT

Current Moon Phase - Waxing Crescent, 5% of Full