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

             CoCoView Resort, www.cocoviewresort.com , 800-510-8164

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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.

Monday, February 16, 2015

Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be variable in direction at 5 mph to 15 mph. Seas will be calm to moderate at 1 to 4 feet. Expect cloudiness and rain beginning Wednesday as a cold front moves in.

The air temperatures will range from the low to high 70s (ºF) to the low 80s (ºF) or 23C to 27ºC. Ocean water temperatures are 76°F to 79°F or 24ºC to 26ºC. Visibility is 20 to 80 ft. or greater.

  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 - Ocean Heat Content 

Fig 10 - Today's Graphicast 

Fig 11 - Today's Caribbean Satellite Image 

Fig 12 - Today's Caribbean Rainbow Loop 

Fig12a - Today's Caribbean - False RGB Loop 

Fig 13 - Today's Tropical Surface Analysis 

Fig 14 - Today's NOAA Gulf of Mexico and W. Caribbean Surface Analysis 

Fig 15 - Today's Satellite Water Vapor Image 

Fig 15a -Atlantic Forecast 

Fig 16 - Today's Enhanced Infrared Satellite Image 

Fig17 - Today's North American Surface Temperature Contour Map

Fig17a- Today's Global Surface Temperature Contour Map

Fig 18 - Today's Saharan Air Layer 

Fig 19 - Today's Saharan Air Layer_Pseudo Natural Color 

Fig 20 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

Fig 21 - 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.  A cold front will push into the NW Gulf of Mexico Mon night...it will extend from the Florida Big Bend to the SW Gulf Tue and pass SE of the Gulf Wed. Winds are expected to reach gale force behind the front along the coast of Veracruz, Mexico Tue night. 
2. A cold front will move into the NW Caribbean Wed reaching from central Cuba to the Gulf of Honduras Wed night and stall from Haiti to NE Honduras Thu night into Fri night. strong high pres will build across the NW Caribbean behind the front...ushering in fresh to strong N to NE winds.

Fig 22 - Active Tropical Atlantic Storms 

Fig 23 - 48 Hour Tropical Storm Probability

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 12:26 am LT                   Sunrise – 6:12 am LT >103° SE
high tide 7:05 am LT                    Sunset – 5:51 pm LT  <258° W
low tide 12:57 pm LT                   Moon Rise – 3:51 pm LT  >107° E
high tide 6:42 pm LT                    Moon Set – 3:36 pm LT  <254° W
 

Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 38 minutes  (+48 s)

Moon