RTB Weather Forecast for Wednesday, Mar. 02, 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

Wednesday Mar. 02, 2011

Skies will be mostly sunny with some mid to high level cloudiness. Winds will be extremely light and variable at 10 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 the weekend. Because of these weather conditions, expect it to be hot, muggy and buggy for the forecast period.

Fig 1 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110302

This morning, a cold front extends from Florida Keys to the far eastern Bay of Campeche, Mexico. This front is still forecast to continue drifting slowly SE and dissipating through Thursday.

Fig 2 - Cold Front Position, early am_110302

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 late Sunday. 

Fig 3 - Caribbean Graphicast 11 0302

 

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 1:20 am LT                                        Moon Rise –4:30 am LT

high tide 7:41 am LT                                                 Moon Set – 4:24 pm LT

low tide 1:44 pm LT                                       Sunrise – 6:04 am LT

high tide 7:39 pm LT                                                Sunset - 5:55 pm LT