RTB Weather Forecast for Tuesday, July 19, 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 19, 2011

Again, skies will be sunny with some mid to high level cloudiness. Today, the winds will be relatively steady and moderate, from the east at 10 to 15 mph. The seas are choppy at 2 to 4 feet in height . Occasionally, winds and seas may be higher, especially very early in the day or late at night.

A tropical wave will pass through the Western Caribbean today and tomorrow. There is a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms associated with this wave. On Friday, another tropical wave will reach here.

Fig 1 - Forecast Wind Speed, Direction & Precipitation_110719

Fig 2 - Forecast Wind Map for 110719, 1500 LT

Fig 3 - Forecast Isobars, Cloud Cover and Precipitation for 110719, 1500 LT

Fig 4 - Graphicast

Fig 5 - Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Water Vapor Analysis, early am_110719

Fig 7 - Caribbean IR Satellite

Fig 8 - Wind Speeds at Roatan Airport, yesterday, 110718

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 Tropical Weather Outlook

TS Brett, continues to strengthen and head away from the Bahamas. It poses no threat to us. Elsewhere, tropical storm formation is not expected for the next 24 hours.

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

low tide 5:44 am LT                                      Moon Rise –9:22 pm LT

high tide 12:10 pm LT                                               Moon Set – 9:03 am LT

low tide 5:26 pm LT                                              Sunrise – 5:25 am LT

high tide 11:44 pm LT                                               Sunset – 6:22 pm LT