Mostly 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, April 17, 2016
Skies will be partly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 10 mph to 35 mph today. Seas will be moderate 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 1a - This Week'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 weak cold front from the middle to upper Florida Keys to the central Gulf of Mexico near 26N88W will drift slowly S and gradually dissipate through Sun...with remnants reaching from Straits of Florida by Sun evening. High pressure building across the basin N of front will maintain fresh to strong winds N of front through Sun then spread across entire basin Sun night through Mon before gradually diminishing Mon night. A trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon and weaken as it moves W-NW over water each night.
2. Expect moderate to locally fresh tradewinds across the Caribbean through Wed night as broad low pressure dominates the western Atlantic. Fresh winds off the coast of Colombia will pulse to strong overnight again Sun night. A fresh breeze across the Gulf of Honduras will become fresh to locally strong again Sun night. Pulsing winds to fresh to strong will also be possible S of Hispaniola Tue night through the forecast period. Moderate N swell will move into the tropical N Atlantic waters and through NE Caribbean passages Mon through Wed.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 12:14 am LT                                                                 Sunrise – 5:31 am LT>79° East
high tide 6:01 am LT                                                                 Sunset – 6:03 pm LT < 282° West
low tide 12:30 pm LT                                                                Moon Rise – 2:45 pm LT<83° East
high tide 6:45 pm LT                                                                 Moon Set – 2:38 am LT>279º West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  12 hours, 31 minute (+50)