Roatan Weather Forecast for Monday January 09, 2012

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

Monday January 09, 2012

Skies will be mostly sunny with mid to high level cloudiness. There is a very slight chance of scattered showers. Seas will be choppy at 2 to 4 feet in height. Winds will be ESE to ENE in direction at 15 to 25 mph.

Fig 1 – Today's Wind Forecast

A weaken cold front will enter the Gulf of Mexico today. It will approach the NW Caribbean Sea late Wednesday. A reinforcing cold front will enter the NW Gulf of Mexico Thursday and quickly move through Gulf waters...merging with the first front east of the area on Friday. Near gale force winds may occur behind the reinforcing front over the SW Gulf by Thursday.

Fig 2 – Today's Graphicast

The air temperatures will range from the mid to high 70s (ºF) to the low to mid 80s (ºF) or 21ºC to 29ºC.

Ocean water temperatures are about 78ºF or 24ºC. Visibility is generally 20 to 60 feet.

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 2:24 am LT             Moon Rise – 6:07 pm LT

high tide 8:58 am LT            Moon Set – 6:24 am T

low tide 2:56 pm LT            Sunrise – 6:17 am LT

high tide 8:26 pm LT            Sunset – 5:31 pm LT