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 November 02, 2011

Again today, it will be mostly cloudy, with mid to high level clouds. Seas will be 1 to 3 feet in height. Winds, will be light and mostly westerly at 5 to 10 mph.

A surface trough extends from 10N-17N along 84W with convergent trades generating isolated showers from 09N-17N between 81W-87W. From satellite imagery it appears to be dissipating. See Fig 1.

Fig 1 – Today's Water Vapor Image

A cold front is still expected to push off the Texas coast on Thursday.

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.  With the wind chill factor, it will feel like the 60s, especially to divers exiting the water.

Fig 2 – Today's Wind Forecast

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The Tropical Weather Outlook

There are no tropical cyclones in the Tropical Atlantic or Caribbean Sea at this time.

The Tides: Moon and Sun

high tide 3:06 am LT           Moon Rise – 12:11 am LT

low tide 9:40 am LT            Moon Set – 11:56 pm LT

high tide 3:43 pm LT           Sunrise – 5:44 am LT

low tide 10:12 pm LT          Sunset – 5:17 pm LT