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
Thursday
September 22, 2011
Today's
weather is basically the same as yesterday. Again, skies will be
mostly sunny with mid to high level cloudiness. Winds will be very
light at 5 mph to 10 mph or less. Seas will be calm at 1 to 2 feet or
less. Expect these weather conditions for the next day or two.
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.
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| Fig 1 – Today's Wind Forecast |
The
Tropical Weather Outlook
At
3 am, the center of Tropical Storm Ophelia was located near latitude
13.4 N, longitude 47.0 W. Ophelia is moving
toward the W near 14 mph. This motion is expected to continue today,
with a turn to the W-NW expected on Friday.
Maximum
sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph, with higher gusts.
Slow weakening is forecast during the next
48 hours due to strong upper-level winds.
This
system currently does not pose a threat to us. However, TS Ophelia is
still centered , well below 16N latitude and continues to move, only
slightly north of due west. It is now forecast to pass north of
Puerto Rico on Saturday. But until that occurs, all interests in the
Bay Islands and on the north coast of Honduras should monitor its
progress closely.
Currently,
the computer models continue to be in fairly good agreement regarding
the forecast track.
Else
where, tropical storm formation is not expected for the next 24
hours.
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| Fig 2 – IR Satellite_Caribbean & Atlantic, early am_110922 |
The
Tides: Moon and Sun
high
tide 4:36 am LT Moon Rise – 12:43 am LT
low
tide 10:54 am LT Moon Set – 1:54 pm LT
high
tide 5:19 pm LT Sunrise – 5:36 am LT
low
tide 11:17 pm LT Sunset – 5:43 pm LT
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