Again Partly Cloudy

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

Monday,  July 18, 2016
Skies will be partly cloudy. Winds will be easterly in direction at 5 mph to 20 mph or higher. Seas will be  moderate to rough  at 1 ft to 4 ft or higher. There is a very slight chance of scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms, especially during the early morning 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 - A high pressure ridge will remain just N of the United States Gulf coast through Fri night.
2. Caribbean Sea - High pressure N of the area will maintain fresh to strong trades across the south-central Caribbean through Fri night. A tropical wave near Panama will move into Central America on Mon. Another tropical wave along 56W will arrive over the Windward Islands late on Mon and reach the central Caribbean S of Hispaniola Wed.
3. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
4. Tropical Waves...
4a. An Atlantic Ocean tropical wave is along 32W/33W from 17N southward, moving westward 10 to 15 Knots. Convective precipitation: scattered moderate to widely scattered strong from 03N to 10N between 24W and 39W, most probably including some ITCZ- related precipitation also.
4b. An Atlantic Ocean tropical wave is along 55W/56W from 20N southward, moving westward 10 to 15 Knots. Convective precipitation: isolated moderate from 12N southward between 52W and 56W.
4c.A Caribbean Sea tropical wave is along 81W/82W, from 17N southward, moving westward 10 to 15 KNOTS. The monsoon trough is along 07N75W in Colombia, beyond 08N84W in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Convective precipitation: numerous strong from 05N to 10N between 74W and 77W in Colombia, and from 10N to 12N between 78W and 81W in the water. isolated moderate elsewhere to the south of the line that runs from 16N84W to 15N80W to 11N75W

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 1:42 am LT                                                     Sunrise – 5:25 am LT>68° East
high tide 7:02 am LT                                                    Sunset – 6:22 pm LT < 292° NW
low tide  1:32 pm LT                                                    Moon Rise – 5:23 am LT<109° East
high tide 8:29 pm LT                                                    Moon Set – 04:11 pm LT>251º West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  12 hours, 56 minutes  (-28s)