The Roatan Weather Forecast
As presented by 

CoCoView Resort 

http://www.cocoviewresort.com/

For information or reservations call 800-282-8932

http://www.roatan.com/ 

 CoCoView is located

at

16.3°N Latitude x 86.5°W Longitude
in the
NW Caribbean Sea

and

Radio Roatan, FM 101.1 

 

 

For Saturday, Sept 25 2010

At 6am LT, Matthew was centered at 15.8N x 87.3.W or about 67 miles

SSW of Roatan. (See Fig 1 below). Maximum sustained winds are 45mph, with 

higher gusts. Present movement is WNW or 285 degrees at 15mph.Minimum 

central pressure is 998 millibars or 29.47inches of mercury. Today, skies will 

be cloudy with bands of heavy rain. (See Fig 2 below)
Wind and seas will decrease later today, as TS Matthew moves off 

to the WNW. 

Matthew will move into the Gulf of Honduras this morning. 

Then on to land in Belize. A slight strengthening is possible.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward 175 miles, mainly to

the north of the center. Seas to 12 feet or greater.

All residents of the Bay Islands, especially those living on 

the north side of the islands, should continue to monitor 

Matthew's progress closely.

It most likely will disrupt air travel over the weekend.

The air temperatures will be in the mid to high 80s (F) or 27 - 29 (C).

Ocean water temperatures are about 85F to 87F or 29C to 30C.

The tides:                                                                                Moon and Sun

low tide | 3:12 am LT                                                            Moon Rise – 7:03 pm LT

 high tide | 9:45 am LT                                                            Moon Set - 7:18 am LT

low tide | 3:18 pm LT                                                             Sunrise - 5:36 am LT

high tide |8:26 pm LT                                                              Sunset - 5:41 pm LT

Local Tropical Weather Outlook

A new,1010 millibar,low pressure area will form over the NW Caribbean

late Tues. or Wed. with strong winds west of 75W.

Fig 1 - TS Matthew Track valid Sat. 100925 at 6am LT

Fig 2 - TS Matthew Sat. 101925 at 5:45am LT