Again Partly 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

Thursday,  May 19, 2016
Skies will be partly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 15 mph to 40 mph. 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 high 70sºF to the mid to high 80s ºF or 26°C to 27ºC. Ocean water temperatures are 80°F to 82°F or 26ºC 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 weak ridge over the NE Gulf of Mexico waters will maintain SE return flow over the Gulf through Sat. A weakening stationary front along the United States Gulf coast will dissipate tonight. A stronger cold front will push into the northern Gulf waters Sun...then SE over the Gulf E of 90W Sun through Monday night. Surface troughing over the Yucatan Peninsula will cause winds over the SW Gulf to become fresh to strong today through Sat.
2. High pressure N of the area will support fresh to strong trade winds over the south central Caribbean through Mon night... but the areal coverage of the winds will gradually decrease. Winds in the Gulf of Honduras will become fresh to strong each day through Sun.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 1:20 am LT                                                                      Sunrise – 5:16 am LT>69° East
high tide 6:42 am LT                                                                     Sunset – 6:11 pm LT < 291° West
low tide 1:14 pm LT                                                                      Moon Rise – 4:35 pm LT<101° East
high tide 8:17 pm LT                                                                     Moon Set – 03:49 am LT>261º West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  12 hours, 9 minutes, (-52 sec)