RTB Weather Forecast for Sunday, June. 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

Sunday June 12, 2011

Today, skies will be partly cloudy. There is a possibility of scattered, intermittent showers and isolated thunderstorms later today and this evening.. Winds will be 15 to 20 mph from the E to SE. The seas will be 2 to 4 feet in height.

There is a moderate pressure gradient across the Caribbean and the trade winds have resumed their normal diurnal pattern. Expect these winds and seas for most of this week. Winds will strengthen slightly, the last half of the week. Tropical storm formation is not expected in the next 24 hours.

The air temperatures will be in the 80s to low 90s (F) or 27 to 30 (C).
At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 82F to 84F or 28C to 29C . Visibility is generally 60 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 – Forecast Wind Speed, Direction & Precipitation_110612

Fig 2 - Graphicast, 110612

Fig 3 - Water Vapor, early am 110612

Fig 4 - Isobars, cloud cover and precipitation, 110612

Fig 5 - Wind map, 110612

Fig 6 - Tropical Surface Analysis, 110612

 The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

low tide 12:03 am LT                                        Moon Rise –3:22 pm LT

high tide 5:16am LT                                                       Moon Set – 2:09 am LT

low tide 12:07 pm LT                                                Sunrise – 5:15 am LT

high tide 7:06 pm LT                                                     Sunset - 6:19 pm LT

Current Moon Phase - Waxing Gibbous, 85% of Full