Hazy, Partly Sunny 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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Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2014

Today, skies will be hazy, due to smoke being carried by the east winds, off the mainland of Honduras into the NW Caribbean Sea.. Go To: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine/graphicast.php?basin=at#contents

Winds will be ESE in direction at 15 mph to 20 mph or more during the day; increasing to 25 mph to 35 mph from the ENE to E this afternoon and evening. Seas will be rough at 2 to 4 feet or higher.

Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives.

These fresh to strong winds will prevail through most of this week. See the weekly weather forecast posted else where in the resort or go to: http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/isla_de_roatan or http://roatanweather.blogspot.com/.

A weak cold front will reach the Texas coast later today. A stronger cold front will move into the NW waters on Tuesday reaching from SE Louisiana to the W Bay of Campeche, Mexico on Tuesday night...and from the FL Panhandle to the central Bay of Campeche Wednesday night...then it will begin to weaken as it continues SE. The front will stretch from Tampa Bay to the Eastern Bay of Campeche Thursday night and become reinvigorated there on Friday.

The air temperatures will range from the low to mid 70s (ºF) to the low to mid 80s (ºF) or 24ºC to 26ºC.

Ocean water temperatures are 80°F to 82°F or 24ºC to 25ºC. Visibility is 20 to 80 ft.

The SAL (Saharan Air Layer) has changed in area and in density. See Figs. 16 and 17 below.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - 24 Hour Forecast CONUSA

Fig 3 - 3 Day Forecast CONUSA

Fig 4 - Today's 26ºC/78.8ºF Isotherm

Fig 5 - Today's 20ºC/68ºF Isotherm

Fig 6 _ Today's Ocean Heat Content

Fig 7 - Today's Graphicast

 Fig 8 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

 Fig 9 - Today's Caribbean Rainbow Loop

Fig 10 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 11 - Today's NOAA Gulf of Mexico and W. Caribbean Surface Analysis

Fig 12 - Today's Satellite Water Vapor Image

Fig 13 - Today's Enhanced Infrared Satellite Image
 

 Fig 14 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

Fig 15 - Today's NOAA Tropical Atlantic Surface Analysis

 

Fig 16 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

Fig 17 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

Fig 18 - SSMI/SSMIS/TMI-derived Total Precipitable Water - North Atlantic

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 2:48 am LT            Moon Rise – 5:41 am LT

high tide 8:23 am LT           Moon Set – 6:42 pm LT

low tide 2:59 pm LT            Sunrise – 5:24 am LT

high tide 9:40 pm LT           Sunset – 6:05 pm LT

Moon