The CoCoView Resort Weather Forecast

Sunday Dec. 30, 2012

Today, skies will be mostly sunny. Seas will be choppy at 2 to 4 feet. Winds will be ENE in direction at 15 to 20 mph or higher. Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives.

This morning, a cold front extends from the Yucatan Peninsula across eastern Cuba and the Florida Straits out into the Atlantic Ocean. It is moving slowly SE. There are strong NW winds behind this front. There is an increased chance of rain as this front passes over us later today or tomorrow. Another cold front will move into the far western Gulf of Mexico by Monday night. This front will then reach from the Florida Panhandle to the western Bay of Campeche, Mexico by Tuesday. A weak low may form along the frontal boundary in the western Gulf of Mexico by Wednesday and track NE.The air temperatures will range from the low 70s (ºF) to the low 80s (ºF) or 21ºC to 26ºC.

Ocean water temperatures are 79 to 80ºF or 26 to 27ºC. Visibility is generally 20 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind Forecast

Fig 2 - Today's Graphicast

Fig 3 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 4 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

Fig 5 - Today's NOAA Gulf of Mexico and W. Caribbean Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

Fig 7 - Today's Tropical Atlantic Satellite Image

Fig 8 - Today's Satellite Water Vapor Image

Fig 9 - Today's NOAA Tropical Atlantic Surface Analysis

Fig 10 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

Fig 11 - Today's N. Hemisphere EIr Satellite Image

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 3:29am LT             Moon Rise – 7:37 pm LT

high tide 10:02 am LT          Moon Set – 7:46 am LT

low tide 4:12 pm LT            Sunrise – 6:14 am LT

high tide 9:36 pm LT           Sunset – 5:26 pm LT

Moon