RTB Weather Forecast for Sunday, Apr. 10, 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

Sunday Apr. 10, 2011

Skies will be mostly sunny with some high level cloudiness. Winds will be stronger then they were yesterday and mostly E to NE in direction at 20 to 30 mph. The seas remain choppy at 2 to 4 feet in height. Both winds and seas may occasionally be higher.

Fig 1 – Forecast Wind Speed & Direction_110410

A weak cold front is expected to reach the NW Gulf of Mexico Monday. It will stall late Monday, and dissipate on Tuesday and Wednesday. Winds and seas here, may diminish slightly, Wednesday and Thursday, depending on the strength of this front and how far south it drifts.

Winds will remain strong and seas rough through Tuesday.

Fig 2 - Forecast cold front position_Tues 110413

Regardless of strength, the easterly trade winds continue their daily pattern of decreasing in strength as the sun rises. During most of the day, they will blow from the E. Then around 2:30 to 3:00pm, in the afternoon, they begin to strengthen and shift to the NE. Wind strength peaks about midnight and then begins to decrease during the early morning hours. Discovery of this diurnal pattern is attributed to Columbus.

During the spring, summer, and early fall, the south side of Roatan is the windward side of the island.

To avoid injury, aboard the dive boats, divers should keep in mind the Old Mariners' adage of “ one hand for the ship, one hand for yourself”.

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:                                                  Moonand Sun

high tide 2:59 pm LT                                       Moon Rise -10:53 am LT

low tide 8:42 am LT                                                      Moon Set - 12:11 am LT

high tide 2:26 pm LT                                               Sunrise - 5:36 am LT

low tide 8:58 pm LT                                                     Sunset - 6:01 pm LT