Roatan Rag: Roatan Weather Forecast for Saturday, September 03, 2011

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Roatan Weather Forecast for Saturday, September 03, 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

Saturday September 03, 2011

Today, skies will be mostly sunny with mid to high level clouds. Winds will be easterly at 5 to 15 mph. Seas will be 1 to 4 feet. The normal, daily, easterly trade winds are back in place. Look for the winds to decrease as the sun rises, then to start increasing about 3pm. Expect this current weather pattern to hold through the middle of next week.

The air temperatures will be in the 80s to the mid 90s (F) or 27 to 32 (C). With the heat index and little or no wind during the day, it will feel like 100 degrees plus. Divers should stay well hydrated.

At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 82F to 86F or 28C to 30C . Visibility is generally 60 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 – Today's Wind and Rain Forecast

Fig 2 – Today's Graphicast

Fig 1 – Water Vapor_110903, early am

The Tropical Weather Outlook

At 4am CDT, TS Lee was centered at 28.8N x 91.9W. This is about 75 miles SW of Morgan City, LA. It is moving NNW at 7mph; with maximum sustained winds of 50mph. Some strengthening is possible before it makes landfall. Its current motion is slow, and erratic. A turn to the NE is forecast after it crosses the coastline.

Katia is a Cat 1 hurricane. It is located at 19.3 N latitude x 55.1 W longitude. This position is approximately 1900 miles ENE of us. It is moving NW at 10 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 75mph.

Neither 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 monitor the weather and prepare for future storms.