Mostly Cloudy with a Chance of Rain Later Today and Tomorrow

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,  May 05, 2016
Skies will be mostly cloudy. Winds will be variable in direction at 5 mph to 25 mph. Seas will be  moderate to calm  at 1 ft to 4 ft. There is a chance of rain later today and tomorrow as a late season cold front moves across the area..
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.

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 moving SE across the Straits of Florida and Yucatan Channel this morning will move SE of the area today. High pressure and a reinforcing surge of cool air will prevail across the region today through Sat with moderate to fresh northerly winds. High pressure will shift E into the NE Gulf of Mexico Sat night and Sun allowing moderate to fresh return flow to develop W of 90W and increase to strong flow on Mon.
2. Moderate E to SE trade winds will prevail across most of E half of Caribbean basin through the weekend as a late season cold front moves SE across the W half of basin. Cold front across the Yucatan Channel early this morning will reach from central Cuba to the NW Gulf of Honduras this evening...from far E Cuba to central Nicaragua Fri evening...then slow forward progress and extend from NW Haiti to Costa Rica-Panama border Sat evening. Front to stall and weaken from central Hispaniola to central Panama Sun. High pressure will build from Gulf of Mexico E-SE behind front over the weekend and induce fresh to strong NE flow through the Windward Passage and lee of Cuba Sun and Sun night.
3. METEORS FROM HALLEY'S COMET: Earth is entering a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, source of the annual eta Aquariid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on the nights around May 5th and 6th with 30+ meteors per hour. The best time to look, no matter where you live, is probably during the dark hours before sunrise on Friday.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 1:23 am LT                                                                    Sunrise – 5:21 am LT>73° East
high tide 7:01 am LT                                                                   Sunset – 6:07 pm LT < 288° West
low tide 1:39 pm LT                                                                    Moon Rise – 4:25 am LT<83° East
high tide 8:15 pm LT                                                                   Moon Set – 5:11 pm LT>280º West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours: 12 hours, 45 minute (+42)