Roatan Weather Forecast for Tuesday, August 09, 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 August 09, 2011

Again 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. These weather conditions are forecast to hold through next Monday.

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 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 110809

Fig 2  – Wind Forecast Map for 110809_1500 LT

Fig 3  – Isobars, Cloud Cover and Rain Forecast Map for 110809_1500 LT

The Tropical Weather Outlook

A weak tropical wave has entered the Western Caribbean.

Remnants of Emily in the Atlantic, now have a 20% chance of reforming into a tropical system.

Elsewhere, no tropical storm formation is expected for the next 24 hours.

Fig 4  – Graphicast

Fig 5  – Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 6  – Water Vapor, early am_110809

Fig 7  – Caribbean IR Satellite, early am_110809

The Tides: Moon and Sun

high tide 5:21 am LT           Moon Rise – 3:04 pm LT

low tide 12:10 pm LT          Moon Set – 1:37 am LT

high tide 6:47 pm LT          Sunrise – 5:30 am LT

low tide 12:39 am LT          Sunset – 6:15 pm LT