Saturday, September 20, 2014

Mostly Sunny with Moderate 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

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How to use this page:
The title of each of the figures below is linked to the page where the information originates.
Since I write and post early in the day and generally do not update the page until the next morning; by clicking on the link, it allows you, the viewer, to get the latest information.
This is not only convenient but allows you to track weather events such as cold fronts and hurricanes from a single web page.
In addition, in the right column is a very useful widget. It is a trip planner...yesteryear's weather at a glance.This widget lets you check historic weather for your trip dates.

2014 Hurricane Outlook and Forecasts
The hurricane season in this hemisphere starts on June 01 and ends on November 30.
During that time frame, for your convenience, you will find a section below titled, "Tropical Weather Outlook".
It will contain the daily tropical storm outlook, forecast and storm track(s).

NOAA predicts near-normal or below-normal 2014 Atlantic hurricane season.
El Niño is expected to develop and suppress the number and intensity of tropical cyclones.
This year, the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) has been decreasing in size and density since May 21, 2014. This is important because it has been postulated, that the SAL, a cool, dry, layer of air which contains particles, may inhibit the formation of tropical storms and hurricanes. In addition, as it decreases in size and density, the probability of tropical storm formation may increase.

The outlook calls for a 50 percent chance of a below-normal season, a 40 percent chance of a near-normal season, and only a 10 percent chance of an above-normal season.  For the six-month hurricane season, which begins June 1, NOAA predicts a 70 percent likelihood of 8 to 13 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 3 to 6 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 1 to 2 major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher).
These numbers are near or below the seasonal averages of 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes, based on the average from 1981 to 2010. The Atlantic hurricane region includes the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

Saturday,  September 20, 2014
Today, skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction today at 5 mph to 15 mph. Seas will be moderate at 1 to 3 feet. Expect  these wind and sea conditions to prevail through most of next week. There is a very slight chance of scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms, especially during the early morning, late night hours.
The air temperatures will range from the mid to high 70s (ºF) to the mid to high 80s (ºF) or 24ºC to 26ºC.
Ocean water temperatures are 82°F to 84°F or 24ºC to 25ºC. Visibility is 20 to 80 ft.






















Fig 19 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer


The Tropical Weather Outlook
1. Showers and thunderstorms have become more concentrated in association with an elongated area of low pressure located a couple hundred miles east-southeast of the Cape Verde Islands. However, development of this system is becoming less likely due to increasingly unfavorable upper-level winds. This low should move generally northwestward and could bring heavy rainfall to portions of the Cape Verde Islands later this weekend.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.

2. A tropical wave in the central Caribbean will move across across the W Caribbean through Tuesday night. Another tropical wave currently E of the tropical N Atlantic waters near 51W ...will enter the eastern part of those waters this evening... and move across the remainder of the tropical N Atlantic tonight before passing through the Lesser Antilles and into the E Caribbean early on Sunday...and continue there through late Monday...then weaken across the central Caribbean Tuesday through Wednesday night. otherwise...moderate to locally fresh trades will prevail across the area through the period.

African Wave 95L and Mexico's Tropical Storm Polo Little Threat

By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 3:51 PM GMT on September 20, 2014

Satellite loops show that a tropical wave (Invest 95L) off the coast of Africa, a few hundred miles southeast of the Cape Verde Islands, has a moderate degree of spin and heavy thunderstorm activity. The wave is under light wind shear and over warm waters of 28°C (82°F), conditions that favor development, but the 12Z Saturday forecast from the SHIPS model predicts that shear will rise to the moderate range, ocean temperatures will cool, and the air surrounding the storm will grow drier by Sunday, making development unlikely. Our three reliable tropical cyclone genesis models give little support for 95L becoming a tropical depression, and in their 8 am EDT Saturday Tropical Weather Outlook, NHC gave the wave 2-day and 5-day odds of development of 10%. This wave will bring heavy rain showers to the Cape Verdes Islands on Sunday. 95L does not appears to be a threat to any land areas besides the Cape Verde Islands.


Figure 1. MODIS true-color image of Invest 95L off the coast of Africa, at approximately 8 am EDT September 20, 2014. Image credit: NASA.
 

 Fig 21a - Graphical 5 Day Tropical Weather Outlook




 Fig 26 - Storm Statistics  95L
low tide 12:31 am LT                    Moon Rise – 2:40 am LT
high tide 6:36 am LT                     Moon Set –3:36 pm LT
low tide 12:33 am LT                    Sunrise – 5:36 am LT
high tide 6:41 pm LT                     Sunset – 5:46 pm LT


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