Mostly Sunny

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

Friday, December 18, 2015
Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be light  and variable in direction at 5 mph to 10 mph today. Seas will be moderate at 1 ft to 3 ft.
The air temperatures will range from the high 70sºF to mid 80s ºF or 25°C to 27ºC. Ocean water temperatures are 78°F to 82°F or 25ºC to 27ºC.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - 3 Day Cloud Cover-Rain Forecast

The Tropical Weather Outlook
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A cold front extending from the Florida Big Bend to the Bay of Campeche, Mexico will extend from central Florida to the E Bay of Campeche, Mexico this afternoon...then will exit the SE Gulf of Mexico Sat morning. Winds behind the front will reach gale force today over the SW waters. High pressure will build in the wake of the front and prevail through Tue.
2. Fresh to strong trades prevail in the central Caribbean. A cold front will move into the NW Caribbean by early Sat. The front will stall and dissipate over the NW waters through Sun. Strong high pressure will build N of the area this weekend into next week. This will increase winds and seas over the forecast waters.
3. The SAL has  changed slightly in area and in density.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
high tide 3:02 am LT                                    Sunrise – 6:08 am LT>114° East
low tide 8:53 am LT                                    Sunset – 5:19 pm LT < 246° West
high tide 2:53 am LT                                   Moon Rise – 11:57 am LT> 91° East
low tide 9:36 pm LT                                    Moon Set – 12:16 am LT < 262° West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours: 11 hours, 11 minutes  (-4sec)