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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Roatan Weather Forecast for Sunday October 02, 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

Sunday October 02, 2011
This morning, a cold front extends from the Florida Straits to the Bay of Campeche, Mexico. By later today, it will reach from E. Cuba to Belize and continue to slowly drift south towards the Gulf of Honduras, before it begins to dissipate. Skies will be mostly cloudy, with a chance of intermittent rain and thunderstorms, especially early in the morning or late at night. Today, NE winds, will be around 15 mph. Seas will be calm at 1 to 3 feet.

Fig 1 – Today's IR Satellite Water Vapor Image

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 warmer. 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.

Fig 2 – Today's Wind Forecast

Fig 3 – Today's Graphicast

The Tropical Weather Outlook

Hurricane Ophelia is headed for Newfoundland.
TS Phillipe is still located in the tropical Atlantic, well away from any land. It is moving NW. A turn to the W is expected later today.
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 12:11 am LT          Moon Rise – 10:53 am LT
low tide 5:49 pm LT            Moon Set – 10:24 pm LT
high tide 1:15 pm LT           Sunrise – 5:37 am LT
low tide 6:53 pm LT            Sunset – 5:36 pm LT





















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