RTB Weather Forecast for Friday, June 24, 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 24, 2011

Skies will be partly sunny with mid to high level cloudiness. Today, winds will be from the E to SE at 15 to 20 mph. The seas will be choppy at 2 to 4 feet. This morning, an approaching tropical wave is centered about 900 miles E of us. It will reach here later today or tomorrow. Expect increasing winds, seas and cloudiness through Sunday, as well as numerous scattered showers and thunderstorms.

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_110624

Fig 2 - Forecast Wind Map, early am_110624

Fig 3 - Forecast isobars, cloud cover, and precipitation, early am_110624

Fig 4 - Graphicast_110624

Fig 5 - Tropical Surface Analysis, early am_110624

Fig 6 - Water Vapor, early am_110624

Fig 7 - IR Caribbean, early am_110624

Fig 8 - Windspeeds at RTB Airport yesterday_110623

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

high tide 2:52 am LT                                        Moon Rise –12:00 am LT

low tide 9:40 am LT                                                      Moon Set – 12:44 am LT

high tide 4:33 pm LT                                               Sunrise – 5:17 am LT

low tide 10:20 pm LT                                                   Sunset – 6:22 pm LT

Current Moon Phase - Waning Crescent, 41% of Full