Again Partly Sunny with Light Winds

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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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.

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Friday, December 05, 2014

Skies will be partly cloudy. Winds will be light and variable in direction at 5 mph to 10 mph or less today. Seas will be moderate to calm at 1 to 4 feet. The air temperatures will range from the mid to high 70s (ºF) to the low to mid 80s (ºF) or 23C to 25ºC. Ocean water temperatures are 78°F to 82°F or 25ºC to 28ºC. Visibility is 20 to 80 ft.

There is a chance of scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms, especially during the early morning, late night hours. Expect cloudiness and intermittent rain to continue through at least Friday of next week as cool, high pressure air continues to push down from the north.

 Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - Today's Forecasted Wind Speeds in the NW Caribbean Sea

Fig. 3 - Current 8 Day Weather Forecast for Roatan

 Fig 4 - Today's Weather Forecast CONUSA

 Fig 5 - 24 Hour Forecast CONUSA

 Fig 6 - 3 Day Forecast CONUSA

Fig 7 - Today's 26ºC/78.8ºF Isotherm

Fig 8 - Today's 20ºC/68ºF Isotherm

Fig 9 - Today's Ocean Heat Content

 Fig 10 - Today's Graphicast

 Fig 11 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image

 Fig 12 - Today's Caribbean Rainbow Loop

 Fig 13 - 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

Fig15 - Today's North American Surface Temperature Contour Map

 Fig 16 - Today's Saharan Air Layer

 Fig 17 - Today's Saharan Air Layer_Pseudo Natural Color

Fig 18 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

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

The Tropical Weather Outlook

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th.

2. A weak cold front will move into the NW Gulf of Mexico late Sat...it will reach from Fort Myers, Florida to Corpus Christi, Texas Sun night and dissipate across much of the Gulf of Mexico by Mon night as the remainder of the front moves SE through the Straits of Florida. Gentle to moderate N to NE winds will prevail behind the front Sat night through Tue night.

  Fig 20 - Active Tropical Atlantic Storms

Fig 21 - 48 Hour Tropical Storm Probability

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 1:42 am LT                     Moon Rise – 4:51 pm LT  >072° E
high tide 8:23 am LT                    Moon Set – 5:05 am LT  <287° W
low tide 2:17 pm LT                     Sunrise – 6:01 am LT >113° SE
high tide 7:46 pm LT                    Sunset – 5:15 pm LT  <247° W

Moon