RTB Weather Forecast for Wednesday, June 29 , 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

Wednesday June 29, 2011

Skies will be sunny with some mid to high level cloudiness. Again, today, winds will be strong from the E to SE at 20 to 25 mph. They will increase to 25 to 30 mph this afternoon and evening. The seas continue to be rough at 3 to 6 feet or higher. A tropical wave will enter the NW Caribbean on Friday. Strong east winds will persist through Saturday. There is a very small chance of early morning, late evening rain showers.

Else where TS Arlene has formed in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico. It is not a threat to the Bay Islands. (See Figs. 6 and 7)

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_110629

Fig 2 - Forecast Wind Map_110629_1500LT

Fig 3 - Forecast Isobars, Cloud Cover and Precipitation_110629_1500LT

Fig 4 - Graphicast

Fig 5 - Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Water Vapor, early am_110629

Fig 7 - Caribbean IR, showing Arlene in the Bay of Campeche

Fig 8 - Windspeeds at RTB Airport, yesterday_110629

The Tides:                                                  Moon and Sun

low tide 1:19 am LT                                         Moon Rise –3:39 am LT

high tide 6:38 am LT                                                     Moon Set – 5:03 pm LT

low tide 1:23 pm LT                                                 Sunrise – 5:19 am LT

high tide 8:13 pm LT                                                     Sunset – 6:23 pm LT

Current Moon Phase - Waning Crescent, 4% of Full