Thursday, December 17, 2015

Mostly Sunny and Calm

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


Thursday, December 17, 2015
Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be mostly easterly in direction at 5 mph to 10 mph during the day. Seas will be moderate at 1 ft to 4 ft.
The air temperatures will range from the high 70sºF to mid 80s ºF or 25°C to 27ºC. Ocean water temperatures are 78°F to 82°F or 25ºC to 27ºC.


The Tropical Weather OutlookFor the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A strong cold front from SE Louisiana to NE Mexico will reach from Mobile Bay, Alabama to Veracruz, Mexico this morning....and from near Apalachicola, Florida to 25N90W to 24N92W to the SW Gulf of Mexico near 18N94W early this evening...then from near Tampa Bay, Florida SW 25N86W to near or just along the NW Yucatan Peninsula and to the E Bay of Campeche, Mexico near 18.5N93W Fri morning. The front will then exit the SE Gulf of Mexico Fri evening. Fresh to strong northerly winds will follow the front...reaching gale force offshore of Veracruz, Mexico late tonight through Fri afternoon.
2. Fresh to strong trades will prevail in the central Caribbean spreading and expanding westward this upcoming weekend. A strong cold front will move into the NW Caribbean Fri night extending from eastern Cuba to eastern Honduras Sat night where it will stall and gradually dissipate through Sun night. Expect increased cloudiness and rain through the weekend.
3. The SAL has  again increased slightly in area and in density.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer
The Tides: Moon and Sun
high tide 1:37 am LT                                    Sunrise – 6:08 am LT>114° East
low tide 7:24 am LT                                    Sunset – 5:19 pm LT < 246° West
high tide 1:55 am LT                                   Moon Rise – 11:11 am LT> 96° East
low tide 8:35 pm LT                                    Moon Set – 11:20 pm LT < 267° West


Fig 4 - Moon

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