Roatan Weather Forecast for Thursday, Apr. 28, 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 Apr. 28, 2011

Again, today, skies will be sunny with some clouds and haze. Winds will be E to SE at 10 to 15 mph or less during the day. Increasing to 15 to 25 mph during the late afternoon and evening hours. The seas will be 2 to 4 feet in height.

A cold front, in the Gulf of Mexico will reach from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche, Mexico later today. It will stall, at the Yucatan Channel, and begin to dissipate on Friday and Saturday.

Fig 1 - Cold Front Position, early am_110428

Winds and seas here, will be moderate, over the weekend, as a result of this cold front.

The next cold front is predicted to move off the Texas coast on Monday. Expect ,moderate to light, winds and seas, next week.

Fig 2 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_1104128

Fig 3 - Graphicast

The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (F) to the mid to high 80s or 27 to 29 (C).
At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 81F or 27C . Visibility is generally 60 to 80 feet.

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

low tide 12:04 am LT                                       Moon Rise –2:17 am LT

high tide 5:47 am LT                                                    Moon Set – 2:35 am LT

low tide 12:09 pm LT                                               Sunrise – 5:25 am LT

high tide 6:35 pm LT                                                   Sunset - 6:05 pm LT