Roatan Weather: September 2012

Sunday, September 30, 2012

The CoCoView Resort Weather Forecast for Sunday September 30, 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

Sunday September 30, 2012
Again today, skies will be partly sunny, with mid to high level clouds. Seas will be calm at 1 to 3 feet. Winds will be easterly at 5 to 10 mph today. Winds and seas will remain moderate through the early part of this week.

This Week's Weather Forecast

There is still a chance of isolated rain showers and thunderstorms, especially in the early morning, late evening hours.
A cold front moves off Texas coast early today. It will extend from SE Louisiana to Veracruz, Mexico this evening and from the Florida Panhandle to the Yucatan Peninsula on Monday. It will become stationary from Tampa Bay to the Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday...then dissipate on Wednesday.
The air temperatures will range from the low 80s (ºF) to the low 90s (ºF) or 26ºC to 32ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 83 to 84ºF 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 Image

Fig 5 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

The Tropical Weather Outlook
Nadine is a hurricane and has strengthened slightly. It is moving N-NW in the Eastern Atlantic. It is no threat to land areas.
A tropical wave along 84W will drift W over NW Caribbean through tonight. It is nearly stationary because of an upper level low centered near 18N84W is spinning over it.

Fig 6 - Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity

Fig 7 - Today's NOAA Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 8 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

Fig 9 - Today's Atlantic Satellite Image

Fig 10 - Today's IR Water Vapor Image

Fig 11 - Today's ECMWF Computer Model Run

Fig 12 - Today's Northern Hemisphere Enhanced Ir Image

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 2:23 am LT Moon Rise – 6:07 pm LT
high tide 8:54 am LT Moon Set –5:56 am LT
low tide 2:35 pm LT Sunrise – 5:37 am LT
high tide 8:14 pm LT Sunset – 5:37 pm LT

Moon

Saturday, September 29, 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

How to use this page:
The title of each of the figures below is linked to the page where the information originates.
Since I write and post early in the day and generally do not update the page until the next morning; by clicking on the link, it allows you, the viewer, to get the latest information.
This is not only convenient but allows you to track weather events such as cold fronts and hurricanes from a single web page.
In addition, in the right column are two very useful widgets. The first is a tropical weather tracker which shows you the location and forecast track of active tropical storm systems.
The second is a trip planner...yesteryear's weather at a glance.This widget lets you check historic weather for your trip dates.

Saturday September 29, 2012
Again today, skies will be partly sunny, with mid to high level clouds. Seas will be calm at 1 to 3 feet. Winds will be easterly at 1 to 10 mph today. Winds and seas will remain moderate through the weekend and early part of next week.
There is still a chance of isolated rain showers and thunderstorms, especially in the early morning, late evening hours.
A cold front will move off the Texas coast early Sunday morning and stretch from near New Orleans... to Tampico, Mexico by Sunday evening....then from the western Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche late Monday...then become stationary from the Florida Panhandle to Eastern Bay of Campeche Tuesday and Wednesday.
The air temperatures will range from the low 80s (ºF) to the low 90s (ºF) or 26ºC to 32ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 83 to 84ºF 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 Image

Fig 5 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

The Tropical Weather Outlook
Nadine is a hurricane again. It is moving N-NW in the Eastern Atlantic. It is no threat to land areas.
A tropical wave over Western Caribbean along 83W will slowly move westward through the remainder of the Western Caribbean through the weekend.

Fig 6 - Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity

Fig 7 - Today's NOAA Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 8 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

Fig 9 - Today's Atlantic Satellite Image

Fig 10 - Today's IR Water Vapor Image

Fig 11 - Today's ECMWF Computer Model Run

Fig 12 - Today's Northern Hemisphere Enhanced Ir Image

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 1:52 am LT Moon Rise – 5:28 pm LT
high tide 8:15 am LT Moon Set –5:06 am LT
low tide 2:03 pm LT Sunrise – 5:37 am LT
high tide 7:51 pm LT Sunset – 5:38 pm LT

Moon

Friday, September 28, 2012

The CoCoView Resort Weather Forecast for Friday September 28, 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

Friday September 28, 2012
Again today, skies will be partly sunny, with mid to high level clouds. Seas will be calm at 1 to 3 feet. Winds will be easterly at 5 to 15 mph today.
There is still a chance of isolated rain showers and thunderstorms, especially in the early morning, late evening hours.
A cold front will move off the Texas coast early Sunday morning and stretch from near New Orleans... to Tampico, Mexico by Sunday evening....then from the western Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche late Monday...then become stationary from the Florida Panhandle to Eastern Bay of Campeche Tuesday.
The air temperatures will range from the low 80s (ºF) to the low 90s (ºF) or 26ºC to 32ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 83 to 84ºF 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 Image

Fig 5 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

The Week End Weather Outlook
Winds and seas will remain moderate through the weekend. Skies will be partly sunny as the tropical wave passes over us today and tomorrow.
There will still be a chance of isolated rain showers and thunderstorms, especially in the early morning, late evening hours.

The Tropical Weather Outlook
TS Nadine is almost a hurricane again. It is moving W-NW in the Eastern Atlantic. It is no threat to land areas.
A tropical wave from Jamaica to 11N x 79W, is moving W at 10-15 Kt. The wave will move across the western portion of the Caribbean today and W of the area by Saturday.

Fig 6 - Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity

Fig 7 - Today's NOAA Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 8 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

Fig 9 - Today's Atlantic Satellite Image

Fig 10 - Today's IR Water Vapor Image

Fig 11 - Today's ECMWF Computer Model Run

Fig 12 - Today's Northern Hemisphere Enhanced Ir Image

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 1:20 am LT Moon Rise – 4:48 pm LT
high tide 7:37 am LT Moon Set –4:15 am LT
low tide 1:33 pm LT Sunrise – 5:37 am LT
high tide 7:27 pm LT Sunset – 5:39 pm LT

Moon

Thursday, September 27, 2012

The CoCoView Resort Weather Forecast for Thursday September 27, 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

How to use this page:
The title of each of the figures below is linked to the page where the information originates.
Since I write and post early in the day and generally do not update the page until the next morning; by clicking on the link, it allows you, the viewer, to get the latest information.
This is not only convenient but allows you to track weather events such as cold fronts and hurricanes from a single web page.
In addition, in the right column are two very useful widgets. The first is a tropical weather tracker which shows you the location and forecast track of active tropical storm systems.
The second is a trip planner...yesteryear's weather at a glance.This widget lets you check historic weather for your trip dates.

Thursday September 27, 2012
Again today, skies will be partly sunny, with mid to high level clouds. Seas will be choppy to rough at 2 to 4 feet. Winds will be easterly at 10 to 20 mph today. Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives. Winds and seas will moderate further tomorrow.
There is still a slight chance of isolated rain showers and thunderstorms in the early morning, late evening hours.
A cold front will move off the Texas coast early Sunday morning and stretch from near New Orleans... to Tampico, Mexico by Sunday evening....then from the western Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche late Monday.
The air temperatures will range from the low 80s (ºF) to the low 90s (ºF) or 26ºC to 32ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 83 to 84ºF 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 Image

Fig 5 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

The Tropical Weather Outlook
TS Nadine has strengthen slightly and continues to moves W-SW in the Eastern Atlantic. It is no threat to land areas.
A tropical wave along 75W is moving W at 15 kt. The wave will pass 80W by Friday and move across the remainder of the Western Caribbean Friday night and Saturday.

Fig 6 - Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity

Fig 7 - Today's NOAA Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 8 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

Fig 9 - Today's Atlantic Satellite Image

Fig 10 - Today's IR Water Vapor Image

Fig 11 - Today's ECMWF Computer Model Run

Fig 12 - Today's Northern Hemisphere Enhanced Ir Image

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 12:47 am LT Moon Rise – 4:07 pm LT
high tide 6:57 am LT Moon Set –3:23 am LT
low tide 1:03 pm LT Sunrise – 5:37 am LT
high tide 7:00 pm LT Sunset – 5:40 pm LT

Moon