Roatan Weather Forecast

As presented by Radio Roatan, FM 101.1 or www.roatanradio.com

and

CoCoView Resort, www.cocoviewresort.com, 800-282-8932

 CoCoView is at 16.3°N Latitude x 86.5°W Longitude

In the

NW Caribbean Sea

Sunday Jan. 23, 2011

Today, skies will be mostly cloudy with occasional sun. Winds will be from the N at 10 to 15 mph and higher. The seas will be 1 to 4 feet. Intermittent, scattered rain showers are possible.

This morning, a cold front is on a line from the Cape Gracias Adios, Honduras to Eastern Cuba. This cold front is stationary and will dissipate by tomorrow. Another cold front will move off the Texas coast late today. Monday night, a second cold front will push off of the Texas coast. It will merge with and reinforce the first front. This combined front will be on a line from Florida to the Bay of Campeche, Mexico by Tuesday It will move into the NW Caribbean Sea by late Wednesday and reach us by no later than Thursday.

This week, our weather will be dominated by these cold fronts.

Fig 1 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110123

Fig 2 -Cold Front Position early am_110123

Fig 3 - Caribbean Graphicast_110123

The air temperatures will be in the low 70s (F) to the low 80s or 24 to 25 (C). Wind chill will make the air temperature feel like it is in the mid to low 60s; especially upon exiting the water.
At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 76F to77F or 25C or lower.

The tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

low tide 5:21 am LT                                       Moon Rise –9:42 pm LT

high tide 11:06 am LT                                                Moon Set – 9:05 am LT

low tide 5:58 pm LT                                     Sunrise – 6:18 am LT

high tide 12:55 am LT                                               Sunset - 5:40 pm LT