Roatan Weather Forecast for Monday October 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

Monday October 03, 2011

This morning, a weak cold front extends from the Yucatan Peninsula to W. Cuba. It is nearly stationary and continues to slowly drift south towards us. It will dissipate by mid-week. Until then, skies will be mostly cloudy, with a chance of intermittent rain and isolated thunderstorms. 

Fig 1 – Cold Front Position_Mon 111003, early am

Again, winds, will be light and variable at less than 10 mph. Seas will be calm at 1 to 3 feet.

The air temperatures will be in the high 70s to the mid 80s (F) or 24 to 30 (C).

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

Fig 2 – Today's Wind Forecast

 The Tropical Weather Outlook

Ophelia has weakened to a tropical storm. It is headed for the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland.

TS Phillipe is still located in the tropical Atlantic, well away from any land. It is moving W to WSW. A turn back to the NW is expected Wednesday

These systems, currently do not pose a threat to us.

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

The Tides: Moon and Sun

high tide 1:53 am LT            Moon Rise – 11:48 am LT

low tide 9:01 am LT             Moon Set – 11:21 pm LT

high tide 3:42 pm LT            Sunrise – 5:37 am LT

low tide 9:46 pm LT             Sunset – 5:35 pm LT