Still Sunny and 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

Sunday, December 27, 2015 

Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 20 mph to 25 mph; increasing to 25 mph to 35 mph this afternoon and evening. 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.

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.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - 3 Day Cloud Cover-Rain Forecast

The Tropical Weather Outlook
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: 

1. A strong cold front will move into the NW Gulf of Mexico later today...reach from New Orleans to Veracruz, Mexico early Mon...then stall and weaken from near Destin, Florida to the Bay of Campeche, Mexico by Mon evening. Strong northerly winds and building seas will follow the front with areas of gale force winds expected in the western Gulf of Mexico tonight into early Mon. Winds will quickly diminish late Mon and Tue as high pressure builds over the area. Reinforcing cold air will push the remnant front southward across the Gulf of Mexico Wed and Thu.

2. Strong high pressure N of the area will maintain fresh to strong winds across most of the Caribbean. Near gale to gale force winds expected off the coast of Colombia through Sun night, except for a brief reprieve after sunrise Mon through Tue afternoon..

3. The SAL has increased in area and density.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 3:51 am LT                                       Sunrise – 6:13 am LT>114° East

high tide 10:25 am LT                                    Sunset – 5:24 pm LT < 246° West

low tide 4:33 pm LT                                       Moon Rise – 7:45 pm LT> 75° East

high tide 10:28 pm LT                                   Moon Set – 7:56 am LT < 286° West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:   11 hours, 11 minutes (+6)