RTB Weather Forecast for Saturday, Apr. 16, 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

Saturday Apr. 16, 2011

By later today , the cold front in the Gulf of Mexico will be on a line from south Florida to near Tampico, Mexico. There it will stall, and dissipate on Sunday. Winds and seas here, will be moderate, today and tomorrow.

Fig 1 - Cold front position, early am_Sat 110416

Again today, skies will be sunny with some high level cloudiness. During the day, winds will be from the E to NE at 10 mph or less. Later this afternoon and evening, winds will increase to 15 to 20 mph. The seas will be 2 to 4 feet in height or less. 

 

Fig 2 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110416

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 1:11 am LT                                        Moon Rise –4:47 pm LT

high tide 6:41 am LT                                                    Moon Set – 4:43 am LT

low tide 1:16 pm LT                                                Sunrise – 5:32 am LT

high tide 8:02 pm LT                                                    Sunset - 6:02 pm LT