RTB Weather Forecast for Monday, August 08, 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

Monday August 01, 2011

Skies will be partly sunny, with mid to high level cloudiness. Winds will be strong, from the E at 20 to 25 mph . The seas will be rough, 2 to 4 feet in height or higher. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are still possible, especially late at night or early in the morning. They are associated with the remnants of a tropical wave which passed over this area yesterday.

The air temperatures will be in the 80s to the mid 90s (F) or 27 to 32 (C).

At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 82F to 84F or 28C to 29C . Visibility is generally 60 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 – Wind Forecast for 110801

Fig 2 - Forecast Wind Map, 110801_1500 LT

Fig 3 - Forecast Isobars, Cloud Cover and Precipitation, 110801_1500 LT

Fig 4 - Graphicast

Fig 5 - Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Water Vapor, early am_110801

The Tropical Weather Outlook

Else where, the tropical wave, designated Invest 91, is slightly elongated and still located east of the Windward Islands. It still has a 90% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 24 hours. It is moving WNW at 15 mph. This morning, it is about 1600 miles ESE of the Bay Islands. Currently, this storm poses no threat to us, but all interests here, should monitor its development. A Hurricane Hunter aircraft is  investigating this system this morning.

Fig 7 - Invest 91, computer model runs, 110801_200am

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 3:29 am LT             Moon Rise –7:13 am LT

high tide 9:38 am LT           Moon Set – 7:49 pm LT

low tide 3:52 am LT             Sunrise – 5:28 am LT

high tide 9:45 pm LT           Sunset – 6:18 pm LT