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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Roatan Weather Forecast for Wednesday October 19, 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


Wednesday October 19, 2011
Today, it will be mostly cloudy. There is a 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 NW to W at 15 to 25 mph.
A cold front will push into the NW Caribbean today and reach from central Cuba to Gulf of Honduras by later today or Thursday. It will stall here and begin to weaken through Saturday.


Fig 1 – Cold Front Progression and Position
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 2 – Today's Wind Forecast




Fig 3 – Today's Graphicast


The Tropical Weather Outlook
This morning, tropical storm formation is not expected for the next 24 hours.

The Tides: Moon and Sun
high tide 2:17 am LT        Moon Rise – 11:29 pm LT
low tide 8:35 am LT        Moon Set – 11:50 am LT
high tide 3:26 pm LT       Sunrise – 5:40 am LT
low tide 9:26 pm LT        Sunset – 5:25 pm LT




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