RTB Weather Forecast for Sunday, July 24, 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 24, 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 15 mph or less. The seas are choppy at 2 to 4 feet or less . Expect relatively, moderate to calm, winds and seas Monday through Wednesday of this week. There still is a very slight chance of widely scattered, intermittent, rain showers and thunderstorms, especially during the early morning or late evening hours.. A tropical wave will pass through Western Caribbean by Tuesday. Another tropical wave will reach us late in the week.

Fig 1 - Forecast Wind Speed, Direction & Precipitation_110724

Fig 2 - Forecast Wind Map for 110724, 1500 LT

Fig 3 - Forecast Isobars, Cloud Cover and Precipitation for 110724, 1500 LT

Fig 4 - Graphicast

Fig 5 - Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Water Vapor, early am, 110724

Fig 7 - Caribbean IR Satellite, early am 110724

Fig 8 - Wind Speeds, yesterday at the 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

An area of disturbed weather ( Invest 90 ), associated with a tropical wave, along 65W, is now given a 10% chance for further development in the next 48 hours. It is still traveling WNW at 15 to 20 mph.
Else where, tropical storm formation is not expected in the next 24 hours.

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

high tide 3:49 am LT                                      Moon Rise –12:39 am LT

low tide 10:36 am LT                                                  Moon Set – 1:05 pm LT

high tide 5:42 pm LT                                              Sunrise – 5:26 am LT

low tide 11:18 pm LT                                                  Sunset – 6:21 pm LT