Roatan Weather Forecast for Thursday, Mar. 03, 2011

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

Thursday Mar. 03, 2011

Today's weather is essentially a repeat of yesterday's. Skies will be mostly sunny with some mid to high level cloudiness. Winds will be E to NE at 10 mph to 12 mph or less. The seas will be 1 to 3 feet in height or less. Scattered isolated showers are possible later today and tomorrow. Expect these wind and sea conditions to prevail through tomorrow.

Fig 1 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110303

A stationary cold front extends from NW Cuba to 27N x 91W. This front will dissipate through Friday.

Fig 2 - Cold Front Position, early am_110303

Another weak cold front will move off the Texas coast on Saturday afternoon and reach from Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche, Mexico by Sunday afternoon.

On Saturday, expect E winds of 15 to 25 mph. Winds and seas will decrease on Sunday

and Monday. Then resume their normal easterly pattern on Tuesday.

Fig 3 - Caribbean Graphicast 110303

The air temperatures will be in the high 70s (F) to the high 80s or 24 to 27 (C).
At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 80F or 26C .

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

low tide 1:42 am LT                                        Moon Rise –5:09 am LT

high tide 8:03 am LT                                                 Moon Set – 5:15 pm LT

low tide 2:10 pm LT                                       Sunrise – 6:04 am LT

high tide 8:12 pm LT                                                Sunset - 5:55 pm LT