Roatan Weather Forecast for Tuesday October 04, 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 October 04, 2011

This morning, the nearly stationary, dissipating, weak cold front still extends from the Yucatan Peninsula to W. Cuba. It continues to slowly drift south towards us. Skies will be mostly cloudy, with a chance of intermittent rain and isolated thunderstorms. Expect this weather pattern to continue through today and into tomorrow. 

Fig 1 – Cold Front Position, 111004_0515 am LT

Fig 2 – Today's Wind Forecast

 Winds, will be E to ENE at 10 to 15 mph or less. Seas will be 2 to 3 feet in height.

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.

The Tropical Weather Outlook

Ophelia is a post-tropical cyclone. No more advisories will be issued on this storm.

TS Phillipe is still located in the tropical Atlantic, well away from any land. It is moving 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 3:21 am LT            Moon Rise – 12:39 pm LT

low tide 10:13 am LT          Moon Set – 12:17 am LT

high tide 4:32 pm LT           Sunrise – 5:37 am LT

low tide 10:41 pm LT          Sunset – 5:34 pm LT