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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Roatan Weather Forecast for Sunday, August 07, 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 August 07, 2011

Today, skies will be mostly sunny, with some mid to high level cloudiness. Winds will be from the ESE, at 15 to 20 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. Expect these weather conditions for most of this week.
The air temperatures will be in the 80s to the mid 90s (F) or 27 to 32 (C). The heat index remains at 101F or 38C. At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 82F to 84F or 28C to 29C . Visibility is generally 60 to 80 feet.


Fig 1 – Wind, Cloud Cover and Rain Forecast for 110807

Fig 2 – Wind Map Forecast for 110807 at 1500 LT

Fig 3 – Isobars, Cloud Cover and Rain Forecast for 110807 at 1500 LT

The Tropical Weather Outlook

The remnants of Emily have reformed into a tropical depression over the Bahamas. It is moving N at 10 mph and is forecast to turn NE away from Florida and the East Coast of the USA.
Elsewhere, tropical storm formation is not expected for the next 24 hours.

Fig 4 – Graphicast

Fig 5 – Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 6 – Water Vapor, early am_110807 

Fig 7 – Caribbean IR Satellite, early am_110807
The Tides: Moon and Sun

high tide 3:16 am LT                 Moon Rise – 1:10 pm LT
low tide 10:27 am LT                 Moon Set – 12:40 am LT
high tide 5:25 pm LT                 Sunrise – 5:30 am LT
low tide 11:11 pm LT                Sunset – 6:16 pm LT





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