Sunny with Strong East Winds and High 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

Thursday, December 24, 2015 

Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 15 mph to 20 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. High pressure will prevail over the forecast waters through Sat before retreating eastward. This will enable a strong cold front to move into the NW Gulf of Mexico late Sun. Winds to gale force are possible W of the front Sun night into Mon.

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.

3. The SAL has decreased slightly in area.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 1:44 am LT                                       Sunrise – 6:11 am LT>114° East

high tide 8:22 am LT                                      Sunset – 5:22 pm LT < 246° West

low tide 2:17 pm LT                                       Moon Rise – 4:57 pm LT> 71° East

high tide 7:54 pm LT                                      Moon Set – 5:12 am LT < 289° West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  11 hours, 11 minutes (+2)