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

Saturday August 13, 2011

Today, skies will be partly sunny, with some mid to high level cloudiness, as a weak tropical wave passes over us. Winds will be from the ESE, at 10 to 15 mph , this morning, shifting to ENE this afternoon and increasing in strength to 20 to 25 mph. The seas will be moderate to large, at 2 to 4 feet in height or higher, especially after 3:00 pm this afternoon. There is a chance of intermittent, scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially very early in the morning or late at night.

The air temperatures will be in the 80s to the mid 90s (F) or 27 to 32 (C). In sunny areas, out of the wind, it will feel like 104F or 40C. At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 82F to 86F or 28C to 30C . Visibility is generally 60 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 – Wind, Cloud Cover and Rain Forecast for 110813

The Tropical Weather Outlook

There now are four, active, tropical storm systems in the Atlantic, including TS Franklin. Only Invest 93L is still of concern to us. All interests in the Bay Islands should monitor this system as it continues to develop and move westward.

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 2:24 am LT                Moon Rise – 6:07 pm LT

high tide 8:15 am LT              Moon Set – 5:18 am LT

Low tide 2:16 pm LT              Sunrise – 5:31 am LT

high tide 8:44 pm LT              Sunset – 6:13 pm LT