Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Mostly Sunny with Moderate to Strong 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.

Tuesday,  June 30,  2015
Today, skies will be partly cloudy. This morning, winds will be easterly in direction at 10 mph to 15 mph or higher; increasing to 15 mph to 30 mph this afternoon and evening or higher.  Seas will be rough at 2 ft to 4 ft or higher. Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives.  Expect  these winds and seas this week. There is a slight chance of late night, early morning, intermittent rain today through Friday.
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. Synopsis...Atlantic high pressure will maintain strong trades across the S central Caribbean...increasing to gale force along the coast of Colombia tonight and on Thu night. A tropical wave will pass through the Gulf of Honduras today. A tropical wave in the E Caribbean will move across the central Caribbean tonight and Wed and through the W Caribbean late in the week. A third tropical will enter the E Caribbean tonight and reach the central Caribbean mid week.
2. There are no tropical cyclones in the Atlantic at this time.
3. The Saharan Air Layer (SAL) has again decreased slightly in density and area.


Fig 22a - Active  Atlantic Ocean Tropical Waves  

Fig 23 - 48 Hour Tropical Storm Probability
low tide 1:27 am LT                   Sunrise – 5:19 am LT >66° E
high tide 6:41 am LT                  Sunset – 6:23 pm LT  <294° NW
low tide 1:21 pm LT                   Moon Rise – 5:10 pm LT  >109° E
high tide 8:19 pm LT                  Moon Set – 3:58 am LT  <251° W



Monday, June 29, 2015

Partly Cloudy with Moderate to Strong 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.

Monday,  June 29,  2015
Today, skies will be partly cloudy. This morning, winds will be easterly in direction at 10 mph to 15 mph or higher; increasing to 15 mph to 25 mph this afternoon and evening or higher.  Seas will be rough at 2 ft to 4 ft or higher. Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives.  With the passage of three tropical waves, expect  these winds and seas this week. There is a slight chance of late night, early morning, intermittent rain today through Friday.
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. Synopsis...Atlantic high pressure will maintain strong trades across the S central Caribbean...increasing to gale force along the coast of Colombia each night through Tue night. A tropical wave will pass through the Gulf of Honduras today. A second tropical wave in the central Caribbean will race through the W Caribbean tonight and Tue. A third tropical wave will move W of 55W this evening and pass through the E Caribbean on Tue night reaching the central Caribbean Wed night and the W Caribbean late in the week.
2. There are no tropical cyclones in the Atlantic at this time.
3. The Saharan Air Layer (SAL) has again decreased slightly in density and area.



Fig 22a - Active  Atlantic Ocean Tropical Waves  

Fig 23 - 48 Hour Tropical Storm Probability
low tide 12:49 am LT                 Sunrise – 5:19 am LT >66° E
high tide 6:04 am LT                  Sunset – 6:23 pm LT  <294° NW
low tide 12:44 pm LT                 Moon Rise – 4:15 pm LT  >108° E
high tide 7:46 pm LT                  Moon Set – 3:07 am LT  <253° W