Again Mostly Sunny

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

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 10 mph to 15 mph this morning, increasing to 20 mph to 35 mph this afternoon and evening. Seas will be choppy to 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 low 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. An E to W ridge from the Florida Straits to the Texas coastal bend will shift E ahead of trough moving into the northern Gulf of Mexico early today. The trough will dissipate tonight. A cold front will move into the far N Gulf of Mexico Thu night where it will stall through Fri. A reinforcing front will push into the northern waters late Fri night. The front will reach from the Florida Big Bend to the Bay of Campeche, Mexico Sat night and move E of the area on Sun. High pressure will build in the wake of the front.
2. High pressure N of the Caribbean will produce fresh to strong winds along the coast of Colombia. Moderate to locally fresh trades are expected elsewhere.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
high tide 4:44 am LT                                                        Sunrise – 5:54 am LT>91° East
low tide 10:58 am LT                                                       Sunset – 5:58 pm LT < 269° West
high tide 4:35 pm LT                                                        Moon Rise – 12:28 am LT>71° East
low tide 11:12 pm LT                                                       Moon Set – 1:39 pm LT < 289° West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours: 12 hours, 3 minute (+53)