Roatan Weather Forecast for Thursday October 27, 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

Thursday October 27, 2011

Today, it will be sunny, with mid to high level clouds. Seas will be 2 to 4 feet in height. Winds, will be mostly westerly at 20 to 25 mph; decreasing later today and Friday. There is a chance of late night, early morning rain, as the remnants of 97L move into the NW Caribbean Sea later today and tomorrow.

A cold front will move off the Texas coast this evening. The front will quickly reach from the Florida Big Bend to the E Bay of Campeche Friday night. It will then begin to interact with

Rina .

The air temperatures will be in the high 70s (ºF) to the low to mid 80s or 22ºC to 25ºC.

Ocean water temperatures are about 82ºF to 88ºF or 28ºC to 31ºC . Visibility is generally 20 to 60 feet or lower, as the fresh water and runoff from Rina mixes into the water column.

Fig 1 – Today's Wind Forecast

The Tropical Weather Outlook

Rina is a category 1 hurricane. At 5 am EDT, the center was located at 18.8 N x 86.9 W or about 170 miles NNW (350º) of Roatan. It is moving NW at 6 mph. Maximum sustained winds are now 75 mph. The central pressure is 988 mb. A gradual turn, toward the N, is expected and Rina could weaken into a tropical storm later today.

97L has dissipated into a surface trough of low pressure. There is a large area of clouds and rain associated with this low pressure feature. It is still moving westward at 10 to 15 mph. However, conditions have become less favorable for development. Consequently, this system, now has a very low chance...near 0 percent...of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.

Elsewhere, tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the next 48 hours.

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 2:26 am LT            Moon Rise – 5:23 am LT

high tide 9:22 am LT           Moon Set – 5:14 pm LT

low tide 3:09 am LT            Sunrise – 6:26 am LT

high tide 8:28 pm LT           Sunset – 6:09 pm LT