Roatan Weather Forecast for Friday, Feb. 18, 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 16.3°N Latitude x 86.5°W Longitude

In the

NW Caribbean Sea

Friday Feb. 18, 2011

Today, skies will be sunny with extensive mid to high level cloudiness ( See Fig 2 & 3). There is a small chance for scattered, intermittent showers. Winds will be from the NE to E at 10 mph to 15 mph ( See Fig 1). The seas will be 2 to 4 feet in height. The remnants of the cold front which caused this week's rain has mostly dissipated ( See Fig 2 & 3). Winds will strengthen over the weekend and resume a more diurnal, easterly air flow. The next cold front will enter the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday.

Fig 1 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110218

 

Fig 2 - Water Vapor, early am_110218

Fig 3 - Frontal Boundary Position, early am - 110218

  The air temperatures will be in the high 70s (F) to the low 80s or 24 to 25 (C).
At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 79F to 80F or 26C .

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

low tide 2:28 am LT                                        Moon Rise –6:25 pm LT

high tide 8:27 am LT                                                 Moon Set – 6:10 am LT

low tide 2:46 pm LT                                       Sunrise – 6:11 am LT

high tide 9:06 pm LT                                                Sunset - 5:51 pm LT