Partly Cloudy with Scattered Showers

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, January 05, 2015

Skies will be partly sunny. This morning, winds will be ENE to E in direction at 10 mph to 20 mph. Late this afternoon and evening, wind speed will increase to 20 mph to 25 mph from the ENE. Seas will be rough at 4 to 6 feet or higher. Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats.

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 intermittent, scattered rain showers through tomorrow, with a chance of heavy rain on Wed.

 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

Fig12a - Today's Caribbean - False RGB 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 extending from Crystal River, Florida to the Bay of Campeche, Mexico will stall over the SE Gulf of Mexico late today and gradually dissipate through Tue. Strong high pressure in wake of the front will maintain northerly gales across the SW Gulf of Mexico through tonight. A strong reinforcing cold front and high pressure will increase the northerly flow on Wed and Thu...with another round of gales expected over the western Gulf of Mexico Wed night through Thu night. The gradient will relax on Fri.
2. Fresh to strong trade winds to near gale force in some areas, are expected across much of the Caribbean through Mon night...then the pressure gradient will relax Tue through Fri.

Fig 22 - Active Tropical Atlantic Storms

Fig 23 - 48 Hour Tropical Storm Probability

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 2:37 am LT                 Sunrise – 6:16 am LT >113° SE
high tide 9:16 am LT                Sunset – 5:29 pm LT  <247° W
low tide 3:14 pm LT                 Moon Rise – 6:12 pm LT  >73° E
high tide 9:55 pm LT                Moon Set – 6:26 am LT  <288° W

Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 13 minutes  (+17 s)

Moon