The CoCoView Resort Weather Forecast for Saturday October 20, 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

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Saturday October 20, 2012

Again today, skies will be partly sunny, with mid to high level clouds. Seas will be moderate to calm at 2 to 4 feet or less. Winds will be light and variable in direction at 10 mph or less today.
There is a slight chance of isolated rain showers and thunderstorms in the early morning, late evening hours.
Expect this weather through most of next week.
A weakening cold front extends from SW Florida to near 23N98W. The front will sweep across the eastern Gulf of Mexico through early Sunday then dissipate over the Straits of Florida.
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

A tropical wave along 70W will move W through the central Caribbean through Sunday...then merge with broad low pressure in the SW Caribbean Monday and Tuesday. The low moves to the N on Wednesday.
Scattered moderate to strong convective precipitation is associated with this wave. This system has a medium chance...30 percent...of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
Interests in the Bay Islands should monitor this system for further development.
A concentrated area of cloudiness and thunderstorms centered about 1000 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands is associated with a tropical wave. This system has a low chance...20 percent...of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours as it moves west-northwestward at about 10 mph.

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

high tide 12:15 am LT                   Moon Rise –  10:50 am LT
low tide 7:06 am LT                     Moon Set – 10:26 pm LT
high tide 12:58 pm LT                   Sunrise – 5:41 am LT
low tide 6:45 pm LT                     Sunset – 5:24 pm LT

Moon