Again Mostly Sunny

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,  July 07, 2016
Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 10 mph to 30 mph or higher. Seas will be  moderate to rough  at 2 ft to 4 ft or higher. There is a very slight chance of scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms, especially during the early morning, late night hours.
The air temperatures will range from the high 70sºF to the mid to high 80s ºF or 26°C to 27ºC. Ocean water temperatures are 80°F to 82°F or 26ºC 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. Gulf of Mexico - Little change is expected the next several days. An Atlantic ridge extending into the northern Gulf will persist through Mon. A thermal trough will move off the Yucatan Peninsula into the SW Gulf each evening then dissipate during overnight.
2. Caribbean Sea - Little change is expected the next several days. A ridge over the western Atlantic will support fresh to strong trades over the central Caribbean through Mon. Near gale conditions are expected N of Colombia tonight as a tropical wave in the central Caribbean near 73W moves west. The wave will reach the W Caribbean Thu then move across Central America Fri and Sat.
3. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
4. Tropical Waves...
4a. A tropical wave is in the tropical east Atlantic with axis near 30W, moving west at 15 knots within the last 24 hours. The wave is embedded in a moderate moist environment from surface to 850 mb as indicated by CIRA LPW imagery, except in its northern region where Saharan dry air and dust are present. Weak deep layer wind shear and a diffluent environment aloft allow for the development of scattered showers from 3N-10N between 26W and 39W.
4b. A tropical wave is in the central tropical Atlantic with axis near 46W, moving west at 20 knots within the last 24 hours. The wave environment from the surface to 850 mb is mainly dry with Meteosat imagery showing Saharan dry air and dust. The exception is the central region of the wave where ITCZ moist air supports scattered showers from 6N-12N between 41W and 50W.
4c. A tropical wave is in the central Caribbean with axis near 75W, moving west at 10 knots within the last 24 hours. A low to moderate moist environment from the surface to 850 mb is associated with the wave. The wave is also embedded in an environment of strong deep layer wind shear that hinder convection activity at the time.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide   5:08 am LT                                                          Sunrise – 5:21 am LT>66° East
high tide 11:19 am LT                                                         Sunset – 6:23 pm LT < 294° NW
low tide 5:12 pm LT                                                            Moon Rise – 8:19 am LT<78° East
high tide 11:35 pm LT                                                         Moon Set – 9:08 pm LT>280º West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours: 13 hours 1 minute (-18s)