Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Sunny and Windy

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


Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 10 mph to 15 mph this morning, increasing to 25 mph to 40 mph this afternoon and evening. Seas will be choppy to rough at 2 ft to 4 ft or higher. Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives.
The air temperatures will range from the low 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. Gulf of Mexico - A cold front expected to enter the W Gulf Wed. The front will lie from near Galveston Bay, TX to the Mexican coast at 20N Wed night...with gale force winds expected ahead of the front into Thu morning. The front will weaken as it stretches from SW Louisiana through 23N92W to 18N94.5W Thu night and slowly drift E...stretching from Destin, FL to the N central Yucatan by Sat night.
2. Fresh to strong winds in the lee of Cuba and the Windward Passage will spread E across the area N of 13.5N between 64W and 81W by late today as the pres gradient tightens. High pressure N of the area will weaken somewhat on Fri and Sat...diminishing the winds slightly across the Caribbean through Sat night.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer
The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 1:54 am LT                                                            Sunrise – 6:00 am LT>95° East
high tide 8:03 am LT                                                           Sunset – 5:56 pm LT < 266° West
low tide 2:22 pm LT                                                            Moon Rise – 5:34 am LT>97° East
high tide 8:27 pm LT                                                           Moon Set – 5:47 pm LT < 265° West
Fig 4 - Moon

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