The CoCoView Resort Weather Forecast for Monday August 13, 2012

The CoCoView Resort Weather Forecast

This weather forecast is intended for CoCoView Resort guests and applies only to the south side of Roatan 

CoCoView is at 16.4°N Latitude x 86.4°W Longitude 

In the

   NW Caribbean Sea

             CoCoView Resort, www.cocoviewresort.com , 800-510-8164

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Monday August 13, 2012
Skies will be mostly sunny, with some mid to high level clouds.  Seas will be choppy to rough at 2 to 4 feet or higher. Winds will range in strength from fresh during the day to strong this evening. They will be ESE to ENE at 15 to 20 mph.
Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives.
The Perseid meteor showers continue tonight in the NE skies. The best viewing is between 12:30 am and dawn. Go to www.space.com for viewing  details.
The air temperatures will range from the low 80s (ºF) to the low 90s (ºF) or 26ºC to 32ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 82 to 83ºF or 26 to 27ºC. Visibility is generally 20 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 – Today's Wind Forecast    

Fig 2 - Today's Graphicast  

Fig 3 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 4 - Today's Caribbean Satellite

Fig 5 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

The Tropical Weather Outlook
A tropical wave, the remnants of TD7, are along 70W/71W moving W at 20 kt. The wave will continue to move through the Central Caribbean today and through the Western Caribbean on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then, it will move inland and W of the area on Wednesday night. It has a 10% chance of strengthening.
All interests in the Bay Islands should continue to monitor this system as it tracks west towards us.
Invest 93L is not a threat to us.
Else where, tropical storm formation is not expected today.

Fig 6 - Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity

Fig 7 - Today's NOAA Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 8 - Today's W. Caribbean Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 9 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

Fig 10 - Today's IR Water Vapor Image

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 12:09 am LT                Moon Rise – 1:53 am LT
high tide 5:49 am LT                 Moon Set – 3:11 pm LT
low tide 12:08 pm LT                Sunrise – 5:31 am LT
high tide 6:47 pm LT                 Sunset – 6:13 pm LT

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