Roatan Weather Forecast for Saturday October 22, 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 October 22, 2011

Again today, it will be mostly cloudy. There is a continuing chance for rain showers and thunderstorms, especially late at night or very early in the morning. Seas will be 1 to 3 feet in height or higher. Winds, will be mostly NNW at 20 to 25 mph.

Expect this weather to continue through the weekend and most of next week.

Fig 1 – Today's Graphicast

Fig 2 – Today's Water Vapor Image

The air temperatures will be in the mid to high 70s to the mid 80s (F) or 25 to 29 (C). For divers, with the wind chill factor, it may feel like the high 60s to low 70s on exiting the water.

At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 82F to 88F or 28C to 31C . Visibility is generally 20 to 60 feet.

Fig 3 – Today's Wind Forecast

The Tropical Weather Outlook

This morning, an area of low pressure, 96L, is located in the SW Caribbean Sea near the Colombian island of San Andres. Surface pressures are falling and upper-level winds are favorable for development. This system has a good chance...70 percent... of becoming a tropical depression during the next 48 hours. It is forecast to drift slowly north.

Fig 4 – Computer Model Runs, 96L_111022_0Z

Another large area of disturbed weather, now designated 97L is located a several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands. It is moving WNW. Development...if any...will be slow to occur. this system has a low chance...near 20 percent...of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. regardless of development...cloudiness and heavy rains will likely spread over northern Venezuela and the southern Windward Islands during the next few days.

Interests in the Bay Islands and on the north coast of Honduras should monitor both these systems.

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

The Tides: Moon and Sun

high tide 5:08 am LT            Moon Rise – 1:22 am LT

low tide 11:11 am LT           Moon Set – 2:03 pm LT

high tide 5:02 pm LT            Sunrise – 5:41 am LT

low tide 11:24 pm LT          Sunset – 5:22 pm LT