Sunday, January 3, 2016

Mostly Sunny and Calm with Moderate Seas

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


Sunday, January 03, 2016 
Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be mostly westerly in direction at 10 mph or less. Seas will be moderate to calm at 1 ft to 3 ft. Expect increasing cloudiness and rain through Tuesday with the passage of a cold front.
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.






The Tropical Weather Outlook
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: 
1. Strong to near-gale winds will continue today in the SW Gulf of Mexico W of a stationary front extending from S Florida to 22N94W then S to the central Bay of Campeche, Mexico. A reinforcing surge of cold air will push the front southeastward later today...moving SE of Gulf waters tonight. Northerly winds will prevail over the region Mon and Mon night...becoming ENE Tue through WED as strong high pressure N of the area shifts eastward. 
2. Moderate to fresh trades expected E of 82W through Thu...except occasional strong along NW coast of Colombia during overnight hours. A cold front entering the Yucatan Channel tonight will reach from W Cuba to the NW Gulf of Honduras Mon...and stall from central Cuba to N Coast of Honduras on Tue with the remnants drifting W on Wed.
3. The SAL has not changed significantly in area and in density.


Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
high tide 5:26 am LT                                         Sunrise – 6:15 am LT>114° East
low tide 10:56 am LT                                        Sunset – 5:28 pm LT < 247° West
high tide 4:14 pm LT                                         Moon Rise – 1:32 am LT> 97° East
low tide 11:06 pm LT                                        Moon Set – 12:47 pm LT < 261° West


Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:   11 hours, 13 minutes (+14)


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