RTB Weather Forecast for Thursday, Jun. 16, 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

Thursday June 16, 2011

Today, skies will be mostly sunny with increased mid to high level cloudiness. Winds will be 15 to 20 mph from the E to SE. The seas will be 2 to 4 feet in height. Winds and seas will increase in strength this afternoon and evening. There is an increased chance of scattered rain and thunderstorms today and tomorrow, as two tropical waves pass slightly south us. See Figs 4, 5, and 6 for relative positions.

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_110616

Fig 2 - Isobars, cloud cover and precipitation

Fig 3 - Wind Map

Fig 4 - Graphicast, 110616

Fig 5 - Water Vapor, early am_110616

Fig 6 - Tropical Surface Analysis_110616

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

low tide 3:15 am LT                                         Moon Rise –7:21 pm LT

high tide 8:41am LT                                                      Moon Set – 5:56 am LT

low tide 3:13 pm LT                                                 Sunrise – 5:15 am LT

high tide 10:07 pm LT                                                   Sunset – 6:20

Current Moon Phase - Full Moon, 99% of Full