Sunny with strengthening Winds and Seas

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, Apr. 02, 2014
Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be ESE in direction at 10 mph to 15 mph during the day; becoming ENE this afternoon and evening at 20 mph to 25 mph. Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives. Seas will be choppy at 2 to 4 feet.
A new cold front will move off the Texas coast by late Thursday. The front will shift SE but stall from the Florida Panhandle to the SW Gulf of Mexico by late Friday through Saturday. Low pressure over the SW Gulf of Mexico, ahead of the cold front, will allow a fresh to strong SE wind flow across the Gulf of Honduras by late Wednesday. Expect strong to near gale force tradewinds and high seas Thursday through Sunday.
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 81°F or 24ºC to 25ºC. 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 - 24 Hour 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 4:39 am LT              Moon Rise – 7:53 am LT
high tide 10:22 am LT           Moon Set – 8:55 pm LT
low tide 5:04 pm LT              Sunrise – 5:42 am LT
high tide 11:55 pm LT           Sunset – 6:00 pm LT

Moon