Partly Cloud, Light and Variable Winds Ahead of a Strong Cold Front

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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Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2014
Again today, skies will be sunny. Winds will be light and variable at 5 mph to 10 mph or less. Seas will be moderate to calm at 1 to 3 feet or less. A strong cold front will move across the western and central Gulf of Mexico today; followed by 25 kt. to 30 kt. NW winds. This front will extend from central Cuba to the Gulf of Honduras late Thursday and dissipate from the Windward Passage to the Gulf of Honduras on Thursday night and Friday.
A weak cold front will move into the NW Gulf of Mexico Friday night and extend from the Mississippi Delta to NE Mexico on Saturday. It will dissipate over the E central Gulf of Mexico on Sunday.
The air temperatures will range from the high 70s (ºF) to the mid 80s (ºF) or 24ºC to 26ºC.
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. 9 and 9a below.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 1a - 2 Day Forecast

 Fig 1b - 3 Day Forecast

Fig 1c - Today's 26ºC/78.8ºF Isotherm

Fig 1d - Today's 20ºC/68ºF Isotherm

Fig 1e _ 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 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
low tide 12:20 am LT                     Moon Rise – 2:07 pm LT
high tide 6:36 am LT                      Moon Set – 2:20 am LT
low tide 12:41 pm LT                     Sunrise – 5:57 am LT
high tide 6:45 pm LT                      Sunset – 5:57 pm LT

Moon

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