RTB Weather Forecast for Sunday, June. 19, 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 19, 2011

Today, skies will be partly sunny with mid to high level cloudiness. During the day, winds will be strong, from the E to SE at 15 mph to 20 mph. The seas will be rough at 3 to 6 feet or higher. This afternoon and evening, winds will increase in strength to 25mph to 30 mph. Expect these wind and sea strengths through the rest of this week. There is a very slight chance of scattered rain showers this afternoon. A tropical wave is centered just to the W of us over Belize. Another tropical wave will enter the Western Caribbean Sea on Tuesday. A third tropical wave will enter this area on Thursday or Friday.

Tropical storm formation is not expected in the next 24 hours.

The air temperatures will be in the 80s to the mid 90s (F) or 27 to 32 (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_110619

Fig 2 - Forecast Wind Map

Fig 3 - Forecast isobars, cloud cover and precipitation

Fig 4 - Graphicast

Fig 5 - Water Vapor, early am_110619

Fig 6 - Tropical Wave Positions, early am_110619

Fig 7 - Tropical Surface Analysis_110619

  The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

low tide 5:49 am LT                                         Moon Rise –9:36 pm LT

high tide 11:41 am LT                                                   Moon Set – 8:45 am LT

low tide 5:29 pm LT                                                 Sunrise – 5:16 am LT

high tide 12:20 am LT                                                   Sunset – 6:21 pm LT

Current Moon Phase - Full Moon, 85% of Full