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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

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Skies will be mostly cloudy. Winds will be light 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 high pressure ridge will prevail across the central and northern Gulf through Sat. A trough will move westward off the Yucatan peninsula into the SW Gulf each evening before dissipating each morning. A tropical wave will move across the SW Gulf Mon night and Tue.

2. Caribbean Sea - Ridging over the western Atlc will support fresh to strong trades over the majority of the central Caribbean through Sat. Winds will reach minimal gale force in the S central Caribbean this morning and again early Tue morning. A tropical wave with axis along 80W will move across the nw Caribbean and Central America Mon. A second tropical wave will cross the Leeward Islands tonight and move across the eastern Caribbean Tue.

3. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

4. Tropical Waves...

4a. An Atlantic Ocean tropical wave is along 29W/30W, from 17N southward, moving westward 10 to 15 Knots. Convective precipitation: rainshowers are possible from 07N to 15N between 26W and 30W.

4b. An Atlantic Ocean tropical wave is along 52W/53W, from 18N southward, moving westward 10 to 15 KNOTS. A 1015 MB low pressure center is along the tropical wave near 14N. Convective precipitation: isolated moderate from 14N southward between 50W and 54W.

4c. A Caribbean Sea tropical wave is along 81W/82W from 20N southward moving westward 10 to 15 Knots. The monsoon trough is along 10N in Costa Rica. Convective precipitation: scattered strong from 11N to 13N between 82W and 84W. rainshowers are possible elsewhere from 12N from 74W.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 12:07 am LT                                  Sunrise – 5:35 am LT>86° East
high tide 5:54 am LT                                   Sunset – 5:50 pm LT < 274° NW
low tide  12:10 pm LT                                 Moon Rise – 3:31 pm LT<105° East
high tide 6:39 pm LT                                   Moon Set – 2:28 am LT>254º West
                                                                                                                                        

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours: 12 hours, 14 minutes (-52s)