Partly Cloudy, Cool North Wind Blowing

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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Friday, Mar. 07, 2014
Today, skies will be partly cloudy. Winds will be northerly in direction at 5 mph to 15 mph. Seas will be moderate at 1 to 3 feet or less. Winds and seas maybe significantly higher on the northside of the islands.
A cold front extends from E Cuba to Gulf of Honduras. It will weaken, as it extends from central Cuba to the Gulf of Honduras Saturday...then weaken further and extend from E Cuba to 20N88W Sunday. It will dissipate from the Windward Passage to the Gulf of Honduras early on Sunday.
There is a very slight chance of scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms, especially during the early morning, late night hours as cool high pressure air moves in from the north.
A new cold front will move into the western Gulf of Mexico Sunday and stall there on Monday.
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 77°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
high tide 3:15 am LT                      Moon Rise – 10:52 pm LT
low tide 9:39 am LT                       Moon Set – 12:02 am LT
high tide 2:46 pm LT                     Sunrise – 6:01 am LT
low tide 9:52 pm LT                      Sunset – 5:56 pm LT

Moon