Roatan Weather Forecast for Monday September 26, 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

Monday September 26, 2011

Skies will be mostly sunny with mid to high level cloudiness. Winds will be easterly at 10 mph to 20 mph. Seas will be 2 to 4 feet. Winds and seas will build, beginning around 3pm each afternoon. Divers should exercise caution when re- boarding the dive boats. Expect these weather conditions to continue through Tuesday. Winds and seas will begin to moderate slightly beginning on Wednesday

There is a slight chance of intermittent showers and thunderstorms, especially during the early morning and late night hours.

A cold front will approach the Gulf of Mexico coast Friday evening.

The air temperatures will be in the 80s to the mid 90s (F) or 27 to 32 (C). With the heat index, at times, it may feel like 100 plus degrees. Everyone, especially, divers should be well hydrated.

At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 82F to 88F or 28C to 31C . Visibility is generally 40 to 60 feet.

Fig 1 – Today's Wind Forecast

The Tropical Weather Outlook
Tropical Storm Ophelia has been downgraded to a low pressure remnant area. The NHC issued its last advisory on this system yesterday.

TS Phillipe is still located in the far eastern tropical Atlantic and is centered at 14.7N by 33.4W; moving WNW at 13 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 60 mph. A turn to the NW is forecast by tomorrow.

This system does not pose a threat to us.

Else where, tropical storm formation is not expected for the next 24 hours.

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 1:09 pm LT            Moon Rise – 4:38 am LT

high tide 7:38 am LT            Moon Set – 5:00 pm LT

low tide 1:43 pm LT            Sunrise – 5:37 am LT

high tide 7:20 pm LT           Sunset – 5:40 pm LT