RTB Weather Forecast for Saturday, June. 25, 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 June 25, 2011

Skies will be partly sunny with mid to high level cloudiness. Winds will be from the E to SE at 15 to 20 mph. They will increase to 25 mph or higher late tonight. The seas will be choppy at 2 to 4 feet. Today, a tropical wave will pass over of us. Expect increasing winds, seas and cloudiness, as well as numerous scattered showers and thunderstorms with its passage.

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_110625

Fig 2 - Forecast Wind Map_110625

Fig 3 - Forecast isobars, cloud cover and precipitation_110625

Fig 4 - Graphicast_110625

Fig 5 - Water vapor, early am_110625

Fig 6 - Caribbean IR, early am_110625

Fig 7 - Tropical surface analysis_110625

Fig 8 - Roatan wind speeds yesterday_110624

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

high tide 4:21 am LT                                       Moon Rise –12:37 am LT

low tide 11:04 am LT                                                    Moon Set – 1:33 pm LT

high tide 6:02 pm LT                                               Sunrise – 5:17 am LT

low tide 11:42 pm LT                                                    Sunset – 6:22 pm LT

Current Moon Phase - Waning Crescent, 31% of Full