Tuesday, March 8, 2011

RTB Weather Forecast for Tuesday, Mar. 08, 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
Tuesday Mar. 08, 2011

Today skies will be mostly sunny with some mid to high level cloudiness. 
Fig 1 - Tropical Atlantic, early am_110308
Winds will be E to SE at 15 to 25 mph. The seas will be 2 to 4 feet in height. Winds and seas may occasionally be higher.
Expect this strong easterly trade wind pattern to hold through early Thursday.

Fig 2 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110308

A cold front will enter the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and reach from the Tampa Bay to the Yucatan peninsula by late Thursday. 
 
Fig 3 - Tropical Atlantic Water Vapor, early am_110308

The air temperatures will be in the high 70s (F) to the high 80s or 24 to 27 (C).
At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 80F or 26C .
The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun
low tide 4:21 am LT                                       Moon Rise –8:04am LT
high tide 9:38 am LT                                                Moon Set – 9:04 pm LT
low tide 5:06 pm LT                                      Sunrise – 6:00 am LT
high tide 12:06 am LT                                             Sunset - 5:56 pm LT






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