Friday, January 6, 2017

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


Friday, January 06, 2017
Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be mostly easterly in direction at 25 mph or less.  Seas will be moderate at 2 ft. to 4ft. 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 - A cold front extending from the western Florida Panhandle to NE Mexico will reach from the Florida Big Bend to the Bay of Campeche, Mexico late tonight...and race SE through the Straits of Florida on Sat evening. Strong to near gale force northerly winds expected W of the front today except gale conditions forecast across the SW Gulf tonight through Sat evening. Winds and seas will gradually diminish and subside from the NW beginning late Sat...with a fresh E breeze across the Straits of Florida on Tue night. Strong southerly flow expected briefly across the NW waters on Tue.
3. Caribbean Sea - A strong front will enter the NW Caribbean Sat night...reach from the Windward Passage to Honduras Sun evening...and stall from the Mona Passage to NE Nicaragua on Tue. Strong to near gale force northerly winds and building seas will follow the front. Strong nocturnal winds expected off the NW coast of Colombia.
3a. Water vapor imagery continues to indicate strong subsidence over the entire basin. A weak pressure gradient is noted across the basin supporting gentle to moderate trades through the overnight hours. Moderate to fresh winds are expected within close proximity to the coast of Colombia and northwest Venezuela. By Saturday night...a cold front is expected to move into the NW Caribbean resulting in strong to near gale northerly winds that will spread southeastward to 74W by Monday morning.

Fig 4 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer
The Tides: Moon and Sun
high tide  4:10 am LT                       Sunrise – 6:16 am LT>113° East
low tide  9:56 am LT                        Sunset – 5:30 pm LT < 247° NW
high tide 3:32 pm LT                       Moon Rise – 12:27 pm LT<83° East
low tide 10:23 pm LT                      Moon Set – 12:14 am LT>275º West

                                                                                                                           
Fig 5 - Moon

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