Cool, Cloudy with Strong North Winds

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, Mar. 18, 2014
Skies will be mostly cloudy. Winds will be northerly in direction at 20 mph to 25 mph during the day; becoming easterly and moderating this afternoon and evening. Seas will be moderate to calm at 1 to 4 feet in the lee of the island. Winds and seas will decrease in strength this afternoon and evening.
This morning, a strong cold front extends from the Bay Islands to western Cuba. The
front will move eastward today reaching from central Cuba to the central Gulf of Honduras this evening. Then it will stall and drift W on Wednesday before dissipating. Expect minimal gale force NW winds, cloudiness and intermittent rain, in the wake of the front.
The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (ºF) to the mid 80s (ºF) or 24ºC to 26ºC. With wind chill, it will feel like the mid 60s F, especially when exiting the water.
Ocean water temperatures are 78°F to 79°F or 23ºC to 24ºC. Visibility is 20 to 80 ft.
The SAL (Saharan Air Layer) has changed in area and in density. See Figs. 16 and 17 below.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - 2 Day Forecast 

Fig 3 - 3 Day Forecast

 

Fig 4 - Today's 26ºC/78.8ºF Isotherm

Fig 5 - Today's 20ºC/68ºF Isotherm

Fig 6 _ Today's Ocean Heat Content

 Fig 7 - Today's Graphicast

Fig 8 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

Fig 9 - Today's Caribbean Rainbow Loop

Fig 10 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 11 - Today's NOAA Gulf of Mexico and W. Caribbean Surface Analysis

Fig 12 - Today's Satellite Water Vapor Image

Fig 13 - Today's Enhanced Infrared Satellite Image
 

Fig 14 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

Fig 15 - Today's NOAA Tropical Atlantic Surface Analysis

Fig 16 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

Fig 17 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

Fig 18 - SSMI/SSMIS/TMI-derived Total Precipitable Water - North Atlantic

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 3:32 am LT             Moon Rise – 7:51 pm LT
high tide 8:57 am LT            Moon Set – 7:05 am LT
low tide 3:38 pm LT            Sunrise – 5:53 am LT
high tide 10:15 pm LT         Sunset – 5:58 pm LT

Moon