Roatan Weather Forecast for Thursday, August 18, 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 16.4°N Latitude x 86.4°W Longitude

In the

NW Caribbean Sea

Thursday August 18, 2011

This report will be updated after 2:00pm today

Today, skies will be sunny, with increasing cloudiness as 93L approaches. Winds will initially be light and variable, at 5 to 15 mph . The seas will be calm to moderate, at 1 to 4 feet in height. This is literally, the calm before the storm. Expect winds and seas to increase as the storm approaches us. The exact wind direction and sea strength will, ultimately, depend on the storm's exact course.

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 100F or 38C. At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 82F to 86F or 28C to 30C . Visibility is generally 60 to 80 feet.

The Tropical Weather Outlook

As of 6:00am this morning, 93L, has a 80% chance of further strengthening in the next 24 hours. During the night, it has become better organized and pressures are dropping. It is still traveling slightly N of W at 15 to 20 mph. As of 6:00am LT, the center of 93L is about 400 miles E and 40 miles S of us. On its present course, it will begin to affect us later today; possibly as a tropical depression or stronger. All interests in the Bay Islands and on the north coast of Honduras should continue to closely monitor its path and prepare for this storm.

Fig 1 - 93L at 05:45am, 110818

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 5:38 am LT                     Moon Rise – 9:11 pm LT

high tide 12:47 am LT                 Moon Set – 9:19 am LT

Low tide 5:40 pm LT                   Sunrise – 5:32 am LT

high tide 10:48 pm LT                Sunset – 6:10 pm LT