Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Roatan Weather Forecast Tues. Apr. 12, 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 Apr. 12, 2011
Again, skies will be sunny with some high level cloudiness. Winds will be mostly E to NE in direction at 15 to 20 mph. The seas remain rough and choppy at 2 to 4 feet in height. Both winds and seas may occasionally be higher.
A weak cold front has entered the Gulf of Mexico. It will reach from Tampa, Florida to the NW Yucatan, later today. Then it will stall, drift slowly SE and gradually dissipate on Wednesday. Winds and seas here, will diminish slightly during the day, starting tomorrow. This pattern will hold through Saturday.

Fig 1 - Cold Front Position, early 110412

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


Fig 2 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110412



Fig 3 - Graphicast 110412


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:                                                  Moon and Sun
high tide 4:16 am LT                                        Moon Rise-12:49 pm LT
low tide 10:20 am LT                                                     Moon Set - 1:00 am LT
high tide 4:32 pm LT                                                Sunrise - 5:35 am LT
low tide 10:48 pm LT                                                    Sunset - 6:02 pm LT






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