RTB Weather Forecast for Thursday, Jun. 23, 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 23, 2011

Skies will be mostly sunny with mid to high level cloudiness. Today, winds will be from the E to SE at 20 to 25 mph. The seas will be choppy at 2 to 4 feet. Occasionally winds and seas may be higher. There are two tropical waves approaching this area. The first will reach us some time this weekend. The second will arrive mid week. Expect winds and seas to decrease and the probability of rain to increase as these weather systems pass over the Bay Islands and North Coast of Honduras.

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_110623

Fig 2 - Wind Forecast Map_early am 110623

Fig 3 - Isobars, cloud cover and precipitation forecast, early am_110623

Fig 4 - Graphicast 110623

Fig 5 - Tropical Surface Analysis 110623

Fig 6 - Water vapor, early am_110623

Fig 7 - Caribbean IR early am, 110623

Fig 8 - RTB Wind Speeds_110622

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

high tide 2:52 am LT                                       Moon Rise –12:00 am LT

low tide 9:40 am LT                                                      Moon Set – 11:57 am LT

high tide 4:33 pm LT                                               Sunrise – 5:17 am LT

low tide 10:20 pm LT                                                   Sunset – 6:22 pm LT 

Current Moon Phase - 3^rd Quarter, 51% of Full