A Strong Cold Front is Upon Us

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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Tuesday, Jan. 07, 2014

Today, skies will be mostly cloudy with heavy intermittent rain showers. Winds will be northerly in direction at 20 to 25 mph during the day increasing to 30 mph or higher this afternoon and evening. Seas will be choppy to rough at 2 to 4 feet or higher.
This morning, satellite imagery shows that a very strong cold front reaches from Roatan and the Bay Islands to central Cuba and out into the Atlantic Ocean. Gale force, northerly, winds are behind the front. This front will drift slightly SE in the next 24 hours but is now essentially stationary. Winds and seas will begin to diminish in strength on Thursday.
Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives.
With wind chill, it will feel like the mid 60s F, especially when exiting the water.
The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (ºF) to the mid 80s (ºF) or 24ºC to 26ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 79°F to 82°F or 25ºC to 26ºC. Visibility is 20 to 80 ft.
The SAL (Saharan Air Layer) has changed in area and in density. See Figs. 9 and 9a below.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 1a - Today's NWS Interactive Wind Speed Map

Fig 1b - Today's 26ºC/78.8ºF Isotherm

Fig 1c - Today's 20ºC/68ºF Isotherm

Fig 1d _ Today's Ocean Heat Content

Fig 2 - Today's Graphicast

Fig 3 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

Fig 3a - Today's Caribbean Rainbow Loop

Fig 4 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

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 6a - Today's Enhanced Infrared Satellite Image

Fig 7 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

Fig 8 - Today's NOAA Tropical Atlantic Surface Analysis

Fig 9 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

Fig 9a - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

Fig 10 - SSMI/SSMIS/TMI-derived Total Precipitable Water - North Atlantic

The Tides: Moon and Sun
high tide 2:53 am LT Moon Rise – 11:17 am LT
low tide 8:51 am LT Moon Set – 11:55 pm LT
high tide 2:30 pm LT Sunrise – 6:17 am LT
low tide 9:31 pm LT Sunset – 5:30 pm LT

Moon

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