Roatan Weather Forecast for Wednesday, August 24, 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

Wednesday August 24, 2011

Today, skies will be mostly sunny with mid to high level clouds. Winds will be moderate to light at 5 to 10 mph or less. They will be highly variable in direction. Seas will be calm at 1 to 3 feet. Expect these weather conditions to hold through this weekend.

The air temperatures will be in the 80s to the mid 90s (F) or 27 to 32 (C). In the sun, without the easterly trade winds, 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_110824

Fig 2 - Water Vapor, 110824_0615am

The Tropical Weather Outlook

Hurricane Irene will cross the Bahamas as a Cat 2 hurricane. It could intensify into a major hurricane later today or tomorrow. Invest 98L is NW of the Cape Verde islands and now has a 0% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone. Invest 90L is SW of the Cape Verde islands and has a 40% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 24 to 48 hours.

None of these systems currently 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 closely monitor the weather and prepare for future storms.

Fig 2 - NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook

Fig 3 - Graphicast_110824

Fig 4 - Forecast Track Hurricane Irene_110824

The Tides: Moon and Sun

high tide 4:55 am LT            Moon Rise – 1:03 am LT

low tide 11:23 am LT           Moon Set – 2:25 pm LT

high tide 6:04 pm LT           Sunrise – 5:33 am LT

low tide 11:50 pm LT           Sunset – 6:06 pm LT