Roatan Weather Forecast for Monday, Apr. 11, 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

Monday Apr. 11, 2011

Again, skies will be mostly sunny with some high level cloudiness. Winds will be mostly E to NE in direction at 15 to 30 mph. The seas remain choppy at 2 to 4 feet in height. Both winds and seas may occasionally be higher.

Fig 1 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110411

A weak cold front will enter the NW Gulf of Mexico later today (see Fig 2). It will reach from the Florida Big Bend area to the Bay of Campeche, Mexico by sunrise Tuesday. Then it will stall, drift slowly SE and gradually dissipate on Wednesday. Winds and seas here, will diminish slightly, the last half of this week (See Fig 3).

Winds will remain strong and seas rough through Tuesday.

The next cold front is expected to reach the Texas coast on Friday

Fig 2 - Cold Front Position early Mon 110411

Fig 3 - Graphicast

The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (F) to the mid to high 80s or 27 to 29 (C).
At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 81F or 27C . Visibility is generally 60 to 80 feet.

The Tides:                                                  Moonand Sun

high tide 3:41 pm LT                                       Moon Rise -11:51 am LT

low tide 9:35 am LT                                                      Moon Set - 12:11 am LT

high tide 3:35 pm LT                                               Sunrise - 5:35 am LT

low tide 9:56 pm LT                                                     Sunset - 6:01 pm LT