Mostly Sunny with Moderate East Winds

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, December 23, 2014

Skies will be partly sunny. Winds will be SE to ESE in direction at 5 mph to 10 mph during the day; increasing to 12mph to 20 mph in the late afternoon and evening. Seas will be moderate at 2 to 4 feet. The air temperatures will range from the mid to high 70s (ºF) to the low to mid 80s (ºF) or 23C to 25ºC. Ocean water temperatures are 78°F to 81°F or 25ºC to 27ºC. Visibility is 20 to 80 ft. Expect this weather to prevail through Wednesday.

There is a very slight chance of scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms, especially during the early morning, late night hours.

 Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - Today's Forecasted Wind Speeds in the NW Caribbean Sea

Fig. 3 - Current 8 Day Weather Forecast for Roatan

 Fig 4 - Today's Weather Forecast CONUSA

 Fig 5 - 24 Hour Forecast CONUSA

 Fig 6 - 3 Day Forecast CONUSA

 Fig 7 - Today's 26ºC/78.8ºF Isotherm

Fig 8 - Today's 20ºC/68ºF Isotherm

Fig 9 - Ocean Heat Content

 Fig 10 - Today's Graphicast

 Fig 11 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

 Fig 12 - Today's Caribbean Rainbow Loop

 Fig 13 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 14 - Today's NOAA Gulf of Mexico and W. Caribbean Surface Analysis 

Fig 15 - Today's Satellite Water Vapor Image

 Fig 16 - Today's Enhanced Infrared Satellite Image

Fig17 - Today's North American Surface Temperature Contour Map

 Fig 18 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

 Fig 19 - Today's Saharan Air Layer_Pseudo Natural Color

Fig 20 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

Fig 21 - SSMI/SSMIS/TMI-derived Total Precipitable Water - North Atlantic

The Tropical Weather Outlook

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A cold front will move into the NW Gulf of Mexico coastal waters this afternoon...reaching from S central Louisiana to near Tampico, Mexico this evening...from Mobile Bay, AL to 18N94W Wed morning...from Tampa Bay, FL to the Yucatan Channel Wed evening...pushing SE of the Gulf of Mexico by Thu morning. Gale force northerly winds will arrive behind the front W of 94W. High pres builds in behind the front for the remainder of the week with the next cold front entering the NW Gulf by Sat night.
2. A strong cold front is expected to move into the NW Caribbean Wed night. The front will extend from western Cuba to central Honduras Thu morning where it will gradually wash out and dissipate through Fri morning. Strong NW to N winds and building seas are expected W of the front.

  Fig 22 - Active Tropical Atlantic Storms

Fig 23 - 48 Hour Tropical Storm Probability

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 3:11 am LT                   Sunrise – 6:11 am LT >114° SE
high tide 9:54 am LT                  Sunset – 5:22 pm LT  <246° W
low tide 4:00 pm LT                   Moon Rise – 7:30 am LT  >107° E
high tide 9:31 pm LT                  Moon Set – 7:19 pm LT  <254° W

Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 11 minutes  (+1 sec)

Moon