Tuesday, January 24, 2017

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


Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be light and variable in direction at 5 mph to 15 mph. Sea will be moderate to calm at 1 ft. to 3 ft. 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 76°F to 78°F or 24ºC to 25ºC






The Tropical Weather Outlook
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. There are no tropical cyclones in the Atlantic at this time. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th.
2. Gulf of Mexico - Strong winds and large seas in the E Gulf will diminish and subside today as high pressure over the SW Gulf shifts to the SE Gulf. Southerly return flow will increase in the western Gulf ahead of a cold front which will enter the NW Gulf Wed morning. The front will move across the basin Wed through Thu... stalling across the southern Gulf Fri where it will dissipate through Sat. Minimal gale force winds will be possible near the coast of Veracruz, Mexico Thu.
3. Caribbean Sea - A strong cold front from eastern Cuba to Jamaica to southern Nicaragua will stall from the NE Caribbean to S of Hispaniola and Jamaica to Costa Rica late tonight and Wed where it gradually dissipate through mid-week. Winds and seas will diminish both ahead of and behind the front through this evening. Typical trades will return by Wed...increasing to fresh to strong in the S central Caribbean the end of the week into the weekend.
3a. A cold front extends from E Cuba near 21N76W to 17N80W to the coast of Nicaragua near 12N83W. Scattered showers are within 90 nm E of front. Broken low clouds are over the NW Caribbean W of front. Elsewhere, scattered showers are inland over W Panama. 15- 20 kt NW surface winds are over the NW Caribbean W of front. 10- 15 kt southerly winds are over the remainder of the central and E Caribbean. In the upper levels, zonal flow with very strong subsidence is noted. Expect in 24 hours for the cold front to extend from Hispaniola to Costa Rica with showers. Also expect scattered showers to advect to the E Caribbean.
Fig 4 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer
The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide  12:30 am LT                 Sunrise – 6:18 am LT>110° East
high tide 7:31 am LT                   Sunset – 5:41 pm LT < 251° NW
low tide  1:05 pm LT                   Moon Rise – 03:25 pm LT<109° East
high tide  6:21 pm LT                  Moon Set – 03:04 am LT>250º West
                                                                                                                        
Fig 5 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  11 hours, 22 minutes, (+35s)

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