Roatan Weather For Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Roatan Weather Forecast

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and

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CoCoView is at 16.4°N Latitude x 86.4°W Longitude

In the

NW Caribbean Sea

Tuesday August 30, 2011

This morning, satellite images continue to show a good amount of tropical moisture, with isolated moderate convection, over the Western Caribbean and Central America.. Skies will be partly sunny with mid to high level clouds. Winds will be light at 5 to 10 mph or less. Seas will be 1 to 3 feet. Early morning and late evening, showers and thunderstorms, are possible, in association, with typical summer afternoon heating. Winds and seas maybe locally higher near squalls. Little change in the winds or convection is expected during the next day or so. Expect winds and seas to increase on Thursday and Friday.

The air temperatures will be in the 80s to the mid 90s (F) or 27 to 32 (C). With the heat index, it will feel like 100 degrees plus. At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 82F to 86F or 28C to 30C . Visibility is generally 60 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 – Wind and Rain Forecast for 110830

Fig 2 – Water Vapor, 110830_0615am

The Tropical Weather Outlook

TD12 has become TS Katria. It is located at 11.8 N latitude x 31.7 W longitude. This position is approximately 3200 miles SSE of us. It is moving WNW at 15 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 40mph.Minimum central pressure is a 1006 mb. It has begun its turn to the WNW. However, until it gets well above 16N latitude, this system bears watching closely. Katia has the potential to become the next major hurricane.

It currently does not pose a threat to us. However, since we are approaching the peak (Sept 10) of the hurricane season, all interests in the Bay Islands and on the north coast of Honduras should continue, to monitor the weather and prepare for future storms.

Fig 3 – TS Katria, Computer Model Runs 110830_06UTC

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 3:02 am LT            Moon Rise – 6:57 am LT

high tide 9:34 am LT           Moon Set – 7:12 pm LT

low tide 3:35 pm LT            Sunrise – 5:34 am LT

high tide 9:10 pm LT           Sunset – 6:01 pm LT