Thursday, March 24, 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


Thursday, March 24, 2016
Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 20 mph to 40 mph today. Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives. Seas will be rough at 2 ft to 4 ft or higher.
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. A cold front moves off the Texas coast. The front will reach from Mississippi Delta to W Bay of Campeche, Mexico tonight...stall from the Florida Big Bend to the E Bay of Campeche, Mexico Fri...then drift NW as a trough Fri night and Sat. Strong to near gale northerly winds are expected along the coast of Mexico behind the front this afternoon. A weaker cold front will reach the NW Gulf of Mexico Sun.
2. A tight pressure gradient between an Atlantic ridge and low pressure over Colombia will maintain strong trades across the south-central Caribbean through the weekend...with highest winds expected each night along the NW coast of Colombia.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer
The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 3:06 am LT                                                          Sunrise – 5:48 am LT>88° East
high tide 8:44 am LT                                                         Sunset – 5:59 pm LT < 272° West
low tide 3:13 pm LT                                                          Moon Rise – 7:06 pm LT96° East
high tide 10:01 pm LT                                                        Moon Set – 6:33 am LT>266º West
Fig 4 - Moon

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