Mostly 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

Thursday, September 22, 2016
Skies will be mostly cloudy. Winds will be moderate and easterly in direction at 5 mph to 20 mph or less. Seas will be  moderate to calm at 1 to 3 ft. or higher. 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 persistent NE to SW trough is drifting slowly W across the NW Gulf and expected to move inland today over Texas and NE Mexico as high pressure ridging builds in from the NE. Fairly tranquil marine conditions will persist through the week...with winds increasing slightly in the central and W Gulf Fri through Sun as the pressure gradient tightens. An early season cold front will approach the Texas coast late Mon.
2. Caribbean Sea - Upcoming weekend as tropical cyclone Karl moves NW then N across the SW N Atlantic. Easterly swell associated with tropical cyclone Karl will impact the Atlantic waters and Caribbean passages through Fri. Active weather will prevail today across W and SW portions due to an upper level trough.
3. ...Special Features...
3a. Tropical Storm Lisa is centered near 19.9N 34.0W at 22/0900 UTC or about 620 nm WNW of the Cape Verde Islands moving NW at 12 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 40 kt with gusts to 50 kt. Scattered moderate and isolated strong convection is from 18N-24N between 27W-34W.
3b. Tropical Depression Karl is centered near 24.0N 60.7W at 22/0900 UTC or 540 about nm SSE of Bermuda moving NW at 14 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Scattered moderate convection is from 19N-28N between 57W-65W.
4 ...Tropical Waves...
4a. Tropical wave extends from 06N82W to 16N82W moving W at 15 kt. The wave remains within broad 700 mb troughing over the western Caribbean Sea and portions of Central America. Scattered moderate and isolated strong convection is from 11N-14N between 85W-90W. Widely scattered moderate convection is elsewhere from 12N-19N between 79W-86W.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

high tide 1:20 am LT                                 Sunrise – 5:36 am LT>90° East
low tide 8:14 am LT                                 Sunset – 5:43 pm LT < 270° NW
high tide 3:08 pm LT                                Moon Rise – 11:08 pm LT<71° East
low tide  9:20 pm LT                                Moon Set – 11:23 am LT>289º West
                                                                                                                                        

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  12 hours, 9 minutes, (-52 sec)