Roatan Weather: March 2013

Sunday, March 31, 2013

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.

Sunday Mar. 31, 2013
Today, skies will be partly cloudy. Seas will be calm at 1 to 3 feet. This morning, winds will be moderate and ESE to ENE in direction at 10 mph or less. Winds and seas will steadily increase in strength this afternoon and evening. Strong easterly trade winds and high seas will prevail through most of this week.
Cool high pressure air continues to flow over us from the north. There is a very slight chance of late night, early morning, intermittent rain showers.
The next high pressure, cold front system will push into the northern Gulf of Mexico sometime Wednesday.
The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (ºF) to the high 80s (ºF) or 25ºC to 31ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 77 to 79ºF or 25 to 26ºC. Visibility is generally 20 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - Today's Graphicast

Fig 3 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

Fig 4 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 5 - Today's NOAA Gulf of Mexico and W. Caribbean Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Today's Satellite Water Vapor Image

Fig 7 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

Fig 8 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
high tide 12:30 am LT Moon Rise – 10:24 pm LT
low tide 6:12 am LT Moon Set – 9:08 am LT
high tide 11:30 am LT Sunrise – 5:43 am LT
low tide 6:32 pm LT Sunset – 6:00 pm LT

Moon

For text or mobile version go to: http://www.cocoviewresort.com/weather.php

Saturday, March 30, 2013

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

Saturday Mar. 30, 2013
Today, skies will be partly cloudy. Seas will be calm at 1 to 3 feet. Winds will be moderate and ESE to ENE in direction at 10 mph or less.
Cool high pressure air continues to flow over us from the north. There is a very slight chance of late night, early morning, intermittent rain showers.
The next cold front will reach the northern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday morning and extend from Florida Big Bend to NE Mexico late Tuesday.
The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (ºF) to the high 80s (ºF) or 25ºC to 31ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 77 to 79ºF or 25 to 26ºC. Visibility is generally 20 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - Today's Graphicast

Fig 3 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

Fig 4 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 5 - Today's NOAA Gulf of Mexico and W. Caribbean Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Today's Satellite Water Vapor Image

Fig 7 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

Fig 8 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 5:02 am LT Moon Rise – 9:23 pm LT
high tide 10:18 am LT Moon Set – 8:13 am LT
low tide 5:14 pm LT Sunrise – 5:44 am LT
high tide 12:30 am LT Sunset – 6:00 pm LT

Moon

For text or mobile version go to: http://www.cocoviewresort.com/weather.php

Friday, March 29, 2013

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 Mar. 29, 2013
Today, skies will be partly cloudy. Seas will be calm at 1 to 3 feet. Winds will be moderate and north easterly in direction at 10 mph or less.
Cool high pressure air continues to flow over us from the north.
The next cold front will reach the northern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday morning and extend from Florida Big Bend to NE Mexico late Tuesday.
The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (ºF) to the high 80s (ºF) or 25ºC to 31ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 77 to 79ºF or 25 to 26ºC. Visibility is generally 20 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - Today's Graphicast

Fig 3 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

Fig 4 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 5 - Today's NOAA Gulf of Mexico and W. Caribbean Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Today's Satellite Water Vapor Image

Fig 7 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

Fig 8 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 4:02 am LT Moon Rise – 8:23 pm LT
high tide 9:22 am LT Moon Set – 7:21 am LT
low tide 4:11 pm LT Sunrise – 5:45 am LT
high tide 11:09 pm LT Sunset – 6:00 pm LT

Moon

For text or mobile version go to: http://www.cocoviewresort.com/weather.php

Thursday, March 28, 2013

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

Thursday Mar. 28, 2013
Today, skies will be partly cloudy. Seas will be choppy at 2 to 4 feet. Today, winds will be moderate and north easterly in direction at 10 mph to 20 mph.
This morning, the cold front extends from near the Nicaraguan- Costa Rican border to Haiti. It continues to move slowly SE and will dissipate Thursday.
Cool high pressure air continues to flow over us from the north.
The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (ºF) to the high 80s (ºF) or 25ºC to 31ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 77 to 79ºF or 25 to 26ºC. Visibility is generally 20 to 80 feet.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - Today's Graphicast

Fig 3 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

Fig 4 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 5 - Today's NOAA Gulf of Mexico and W. Caribbean Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Today's Satellite Water Vapor Image

Fig 7 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

Fig 8 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 3:12 am LT Moon Rise – 7:24 pm LT
high tide 8:36 am LT Moon Set – 6:32 am LT
low tide 3:18 pm LT Sunrise – 5:45 am LT
high tide 10:03 pm LT Sunset – 5:59 pm LT

Moon

For text or mobile version go to: http://www.cocoviewresort.com/weather.php

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

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

Wednesday Mar. 27, 2013
Today, skies will be mostly cloudy. Seas will be calm to moderate at 1 to 4 feet. This morning, winds will be strong and northerly in direction at 20 mph to 30 mph or higher. They will begin to moderate this afternoon and evening decreasing to 15 mph to 25 mph.
This morning, a strong cold front extending from E Cuba to central Honduras will continue to move slowly SE and stall from the Windward Passage to the coast of Nicaragua late Wednesday where it will dissipate Thursday.
Expect strong winds, cloudiness and intermittent rain to continue through tomorrow.
The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (ºF) to the high 80s (ºF) or 25ºC to 31ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 77 to 79ºF or 25 to 26ºC. Visibility is generally 20 to 80 feet.
With wind chill, it will feel like the mid 60s F, especially when exiting the water.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - Today's Graphicast

Fig 3 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

Fig 4 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 5 - Today's NOAA Gulf of Mexico and W. Caribbean Surface Analysis

Fig 6 - Today's Satellite Water Vapor Image

Fig 7 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

Fig 8 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 2:27 am LT Moon Rise – 6:27 pm LT
high tide 7:59 am LT Moon Set – 5:46 am LT
low tide 2:33 pm LT Sunrise – 5:46 am LT
high tide 9:09 pm LT Sunset – 5:59 pm LT

Moon

For text or mobile version go to: http://www.cocoviewresort.com/weather.php

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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.

Tuesday Mar. 26, 2013

Today, skies will be partly sunny. Seas will be calm to moderate at 1 to 4 feet. This morning, winds will be light, variable and northerly in direction at 5 mph to 10 mph or less. They will become more NE this afternoon at 15 mph to 30 mph. Expect strong to near gale force NNE winds through Thursday morning. Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives.

This morning, a cold front extends from central Cuba to southern Belize. It will continue to drift slowly SE across the Bay Islands where it will stall on Wednesday before dissipating on Thursday.

Expect strong winds, increasing cloudiness and intermittent rain with the approach and passage of this cold front.

The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (ºF) to the high 80s (ºF) or 25ºC to 31ºC.

Ocean water temperatures are 77 to 79ºF or 25 to 26ºC. Visibility is generally 20 to 80 feet.