RTB Weather Forecast for Sunday, August 21, 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

Sunday August 21, 2011

Today, skies will be mostly sunny with mid to high level clouds. Intermittent, rain and thunderstorms are possible especially during the early morning and late evening hours. Winds will be moderate at 10 to 15 mph from ESE. Seas will be choppy at 2 to 4 feet. Expect the wind to increase and seas to build after 3pm in the afternoon.

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

Harvey has moved inland, as a TD. It is over SE Mexico and is expected to dissipate in the next day or so. Invest 97L, blossomed into TS Irene yesterday. Invest 98L is just W of the Cape Verde islands and has a 20% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 24 to 48 hours. (FYI: Invests are weather areas of interest to meteorologists). 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.

The Tides: Moon and Sun

high tide 2:15 am LT           Moon Rise – 11:19 pm LT

low tide 9:11 am LT            Moon Set – 11:48 am LT

high tide 4:39 pm LT          Sunrise – 5:33 am LT

low tide 10:20 pm LT          Sunset – 6:08 pm LT

I will post a more complete weather report and summary of TS Harvey later today. 

Thank you!