RTB Weather Forecast for Friday, June 17, 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

Friday June 17, 2011

Today, skies will be partly sunny with mid to high level cloudiness (See Fig 4). Most of today, winds will be light and variable at 10 mph or less. This morning, they will become south westerly before clocking around to the NW and NE. The seas will be 2 to 4 feet in height. Very late this evening, winds will increase in strength to 15 mph. There is a chance of early morning and very late evening, light, intermittent rain showers (See Figs 1, 2, & 5). Another tropical wave will reach the Western Caribbean Sea tomorrow, (See Figs 3 & 6).

Tropical storm formation is not expected in the next 24 hours.

The air temperatures will be in the 80s to the mid 90s (F) or 27 to 32 (C).
At depth, ocean water temperatures are about 82F to 84F or 28C to 29C . Visibility is generally 60 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 - Forecast Wind Speed, Direction & Precipitation_110617

Fig 2 - Isobars, cloud cover and precipitation, early am_110617

Fig 3 - Graphicast_110617

Fig 4 - Water Vapor, early am_110617

Fig 5 - Wind Map

Fig 6 - Tropical Surface Analysis_110617

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

low tide 4:04 am LT                                         Moon Rise –8:10 pm LT

high tide 9:36 am LT                                                     Moon Set – 6:55 am LT

low tide 3:56 pm LT                                                 Sunrise – 5:15 am LT

high tide 10:50 pm LT                                                   Sunset – 6:20 pm LT

Current Moon Phase - Full Moon, 97% of Full