Sunday, May 31, 2015

Mostly Sunny and Moderately Windy

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

How to use this page:
The title of each of the figures below is linked to the page where the information originates.
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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.

Sunday,  May 31,  2015
Skies will be partly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 5 mph to 15 mph this morning; increasing to 20 mph  this afternoon and evening or higher. Seas will be moderate at 2 ft to 4 ft.. Expect moderate winds and seas 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 low to high 80s (ºF) or 26°C to 27ºC. Ocean water temperatures are 80°F to 82°F or 26ºC to 28ºC. Visibility is 20 to 80 ft.




Fig 2a – Today's Jetstream






 














Fig 20 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer 



The Tropical Weather Outlook
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Trade winds will increase over much of the central and E Caribbean through Wed as a tropical wave over the central Caribbean moves across the basin with Atlantic high pressure building SW toward the E Caribbean in its wake. This wave will move into the NW Caribbean Tue and Wed..
2. A Tropical wave extends from 08N75W to 17N75W moving W at 15-20 kt. No significant convection is noted with the wave at this time. Locally heavy rain is associated with this wave. It will reach the Bay Islands and north coast of Honduras by Tuesday.
3. Another tropical wave extends from 02N41W to 10N38W moving W at 15-20 kt. No significant convection is associated with the wave at this time.
4.Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the next 24 to 48 hours.


Fig 23 - 48 Hour Tropical Storm Probability
low tide 1:12 am LT         Sunrise – 5:15 am LT >67° E
high tide 6:27 am LT        Sunset – 6:15 pm LT  <293° NW
low tide 1:06 pm LT        Moon Rise – 4:41 pm LT  >105° E
high tide 8:11 pm LT         Moon Set – 3:42 am LT  <257° W


Saturday, May 30, 2015

Partly 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

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.

Saturday,  May 30,  2015
Skies will be partly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 5 mph to 10 mph this morning; increasing to 12 mph to 15 mph this afternoon and evening or higher. Seas will be calm to moderate at 1 ft to 4 ft.. Expect moderate winds and seas 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 low to high 80s (ºF) or 26°C to 27ºC. Ocean water temperatures are 81°F to 82°F or 27ºC to 28ºC. Visibility is 20 to 80 ft.



Fig 2a – Today's Jetstream 





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Fig 20 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer 



The Tropical Weather Outlook
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Trade winds will weaken as troughing over the SW N Atlc moves westward. Winds will increase across the E Caribbean this weekend as the trough N of the area weakens. A tropical wave in the E Caribbean will move across the basin through early next week.
2. A tropical wave extends from 02N29W to 10N27W moving W at 20 KT. No significant convection is noted with the wave at this time. Locally heavy rain is associated with this wave. It will reach the Bay Islands and north coast of Honduras by Tuesday. See Figs. 2, 13 and 15a.
3. Another tropical wave extends from 09N67W to 18N66W moving W at 15-20 KT.
4.Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the next 24 to 48 hours.


Fig 23 - 48 Hour Tropical Storm Probability
low tide 12:36 am LT         Sunrise – 5:15 am LT >67° E
high tide 5:59 am LT         Sunset – 6:15 pm LT  <293° NW
low tide 12:35 pm LT        Moon Rise – 3:50 pm LT  >102° E
high tide 7:36 pm LT         Moon Set – 3:00 am LT  <260° W