Roatan Rag: Roatan Weather Forecast for Tuesday, Sept.06, 2011

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Roatan Weather Forecast for Tuesday, Sept.06, 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

Tuesday September 06, 2011

Again today, skies will be mostly sunny with mid to high level clouds. Winds will be very light, at 3 to 10 mph or less, and highly variable in direction. Seas will be mostly calm at 1 to 2 feet. This current weather pattern is due to a weak cold front reaching from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche, Mexico.

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. Everyone, especially divers should stay well hydrated.

At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 82F to 86F or 28C to 30C . Visibility is generally 40 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Rain Forecast

Fig 2 - Water Vapor, early am, 110906

The Tropical Weather Outlook

Lee remains a flood threat.

Katia is a major hurricane. It is located at 26.5 N x 65.1 W . This position is approximately 400 miles S of Bermuda. It is moving NW at 10 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 125 mph.

A new system, designated 95L is located about 600 miles SW of the Southern Cape Verde islands. It is given a 60% chance of further development in the next 48 hours. This morning the center was at 10.4N x 32W or about 3200 miles ESE of us. It is traveling WNW at 30 mph

Because it is centered south of 16N latitude, this system bears watching closely. It currently does not 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.