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 December 22, 2011
Skies will be sunny with mid to high level cloudiness. Seas will be rough at 2 to 4 feet in height. Winds will be ESE at 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 30 mph this evening. Divers should exercise caution when re-boarding the boats today. The cold front will be on a line from the western Florida Panhandle to the central Bay of Campeche, Mexico later today. It will continue to drift in the mid-gulf of Mexico through Monday.
Today is the winter solstice or the start of winter in the northern hemisphere. It occurs at December 22, 12:30 A.M. EST. Today is also the shortest day of the year.
The air temperatures will range from the mid to high 70s (ºF) to the low to mid 80s (F) or 21ºC to 29ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are about 78ºF or 24ºC. Visibility is generally 20 to 60 feet.
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| Fig 1 – Today's Wind Forecast |
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| Fig 2 – Today's Water Vapor and Cold Front Position |
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| Fig 3 – Today's Graphicast |
The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 12:33 am LT Moon Rise – 3:54 am LT
high tide 7:30 am LT Moon Set – 3:28 pm LT
low tide 1:13 pm LT Sunrise – 6:10 am LT
high tide 6:33 pm LT Sunset – 5:21 pm LT
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