Partly Cloudy, Clearing with Stronger Winds and Higher 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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Tuesday, May. 06, 2014

Today, skies will be mostly cloudy. Winds will be ESE in direction at 10 mph or less during the day; increasing to 15 mph to 25 mph from the E this afternoon and evening. Seas will be choppy to rough at 2 to 4 feet or higher.

Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives.

Winds will remain moderate through noon today. Expect strong easterly winds and high seas to continue through the first part of next week. For more details, see the weekly weather forecast posted else where in the resort or go to: http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/isla_de_roatan or http://roatanweather.blogspot.com/.

The air temperatures will range from the low to mid 70s (ºF) to the low to mid 80s (ºF) or 24ºC to 26ºC.

Ocean water temperatures are 80°F to 82°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. 17 and 18 below.

 

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - Today's Weather Forecast CONUSA

Fig 3 - 24 Hour Forecast CONUSA

Fig 4 - 3 Day Forecast CONUSA 

Fig 5 - Today's 26ºC/78.8ºF Isotherm
 

 Fig 6 - Today's 20ºC/68ºF Isotherm

Fig 7 - Today's Ocean Heat Content

Fig 8 - Today's Graphicast

Fig 9 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

Fig 10 - Today's Caribbean Rainbow Loop

Fig 11 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis

Fig 12 - Today's NOAA Gulf of Mexico and W. Caribbean Surface Analysis

Fig 13 - Today's Satellite Water Vapor Image

Fig 14 - Today's Enhanced Infrared Satellite Image

Fig 15 - Today's Tropical Surface Forecast

 Fig 16 - Today's NOAA Tropical Atlantic Surface Analysis

Fig 17 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

 Fig 18 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

Fig 19 - SSMI/SSMIS/TMI-derived Total Precipitable Water - North Atlantic

The Tides: Moon and Sun

high tide 3:07 am LT           Moon Rise – 11:26 am LT

low tide 9:40 am LT            Moon Set – 12:14 am LT

high tide 3:49 am LT           Sunrise – 5:21 am LT

low tide 9:38 pm LT            Sunset – 6:07 pm LT

Moon