Mostly Sunny with Moderate Winds and 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

Saturday, January 02, 2016 

Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be easterly 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.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - 3 Day Cloud Cover-Rain Forecast

The Tropical Weather Outlook

1. A weak cold front extends from Sarasota, FL to 23N93W then stationary to Bay of Campeche, Mexico. Gale force winds W of the front in the SW Gulf of Mexico through this evening. A reinforcing surge of cold air will push the front eastward Sun...passing SE of the Gulf waters on Sun night. Northerly winds will prevail across the region Mon and Mon night...becoming easterly Tue through Wed as strong high pressure shifts eastward N of the area. 

2. Fresh to strong trades will continue across most of the Caribbean late tonight then the gradient will gradually relax this weekend with fresh trades expected across the waters E of 83W by Mon...except increasing to strong along the NW coast of Colombia during the overnight hours. A cold front will enter the Yucatan Channel on Sun night...reach from W Cuba to the central Gulf of Honduras on Mon...stall from central Cuba to the Gulf 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 4:38 am LT                                         Sunrise – 6:15 am LT>114° East

low tide 10:03 am LT                                        Sunset – 5:27 pm LT < 246° West

high tide 3:30 pm LT                                         Moon Rise – 12:45 pm LT> 97° East

low tide 10:31 pm LT                                        Moon Set – 12:08 am LT < 265° West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  11 hours, 12 minutes (+13)