RTB Weather Forecast for Tuesday, July 12, 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

Tuesday July 12, 2011

Skies will be mostly cloudy with a chance intermittent showers and thunderstorms. Winds will be easterly, at 15 mph to 20 mph. The seas are relatively calm at 2 to 4 feet in height. Expect winds and seas to increase later today.

Fig 1 - Forecast Wind Speed, Direction & Precipitation_110712

This morning, the center of the tropical wave moving across the NW Caribbean is 150 miles east of Roatan. It is moving slowly WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Conditions are not favorable for further strengthening of this system. However, in the next few days, conditions remain very favorable for heavy rain and associated mudslides, over most of Central America and the adjacent offshore islands, (See Figs 2, 3 & 4 ).

Else where, tropical storm formation is not expected in the next 24 hours.

Fig 2 - Graphicast

Fig 3 - Local Satellite, 110712 at 5:00am LT

Fig 4 - Tropical Atlantic Water Vapor, early am_110712

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 12:48 am LT                                   Moon Rise –4:15 pm LT

high tide 6:07 am LT                                    Moon Set – 2:45 am LT

low tide 12:53 am LT                                   Sunrise – 5:22 am LT

high tide 7:42 pm LT                                    Sunset – 6:23 pm LT