Again Today, Sunny, Clear and Windy

The CoCoView Resort Weather Forecast

This weather forecast is intended for CoCoView Resort guests and applies only to the south side of Roatan
CoCoView is at 16.4°N Latitude x 86.4°W Longitude
in the
   NW Caribbean Sea

             CoCoView Resort, www.cocoviewresort.com , 800-510-8164

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Monday, Mar. 10, 2014
Today, skies will be sunny. Winds will be ESE this morning at 10 mph to 15 mph or higher; increasing to 15 mph to 20 mph from the ENE this afternoon and evening. Seas will be choppy to rough at 2 to 4 feet or higher. Winds and seas will begin to moderate on Wednesday.
Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives.
This morning, the cold front in the Gulf of Mexico reaches from the Louisiana to the central Bay of Campeche, Mexico. It is nearly stationary and is weakening. It will dissipate by Tuesday. The next, stronger, cold front will move across the western and central Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday; followed by fresh to strong NW air flow.
The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (ºF) to the mid 80s (ºF) or 24ºC to 26ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 78°F to 79°F or 23ºC to 24ºC. Visibility is 20 to 80 ft.
The SAL (Saharan Air Layer) has changed in area and in density. See Figs. 9 and 9a below.

 Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 1a - 2 Day Forecast

Fig 1b - 3 Day Forecast

Fig 1c - Today's 26ºC/78.8ºF Isotherm

Fig 1d - Today's 20ºC/68ºF Isotherm

 Fig 1e _ Today's Ocean Heat Content

Fig 2 - Today's Graphicast

Fig 3 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

Fig 3a - Today's Caribbean Rainbow Loop

Fig 4 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

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

Fig 6 - Today's Satellite Water Vapor Image

Fig 6a - Today's Enhanced Infrared Satellite Image
 

Fig 7 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

Fig 8 - Today's NOAA Tropical Atlantic Surface Analysis

 Fig 9 - Today's Saharan Air Layer
 

Fig 9a - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

Fig 10 - SSMI/SSMIS/TMI-derived Total Precipitable Water - North Atlantic

The Tides: Moon and Sun
high tide 5:41 am LT            Moon Rise – 1:34 pm LT
low tide 11:54 am LT           Moon Set – 1:18 am LT
high tide 5:32 pm LT           Sunrise – 5:59 am LT
low tide 11:53 pm LT           Sunset – 5:57 pm LT

Moon