Mostly Cloudy

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,  July 20, 2016
Skies will be partly cloudy. Winds will be easterly in direction at 10 mph to 25 mph or higher. Seas will be  moderate to rough  at 1 ft to 4 ft or higher. There is a very slight chance of scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms, especially during the early morning and late evening hours.
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. Gulf of Mexico - A ridge along the northern Gulf coast will weaken through Sat. Winds and seas will subside across most of the region through the weekend.
2. Caribbean Sea - High pressure NE of the area will maintain fresh to strong trades across the south central Caribbean through Sun. A tropical wave in the central Caribbean will reach the the W Caribbean Thu. Another tropical wave in the Atlantic will reach the Windward Islands Thu night and move into the central Caribbean Sat.
3. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
4. Tropical Waves...
4a. An Atlantic Ocean tropical wave is along 49W from 15N southward, moving westward 10 to 15 Knots. Convective precipitation: isolated moderate from 12N southward between 40W and 50W, and from 10N to 15N between 49W and 57W.
4b. A Caribbean Sea tropical wave is along 73W, from 21N southward, across Haiti, moving westward 10 to 15 Knots. Convective precipitation: isolated moderate from 14N to Hispaniola between 66W and 72W. widely scattered moderate to isolated strong within 30 NM to 60 NM on either side of the line from 10N57W 15N62W 20N66W, cutting across the islands of the eastern Caribbean Sea.
4c. A southwestern Gulf of Mexico tropical wave is along 91W, from 21N southward, from the Yucatan Peninsula beyond Guatemala, moving westward 10 to 15 Knots. An upper level cyclonic circulation center is near 22N93W. Broad upper level cyclonic wind flow covers the Gulf of Mexico from the Yucatan Peninsula to the southwestern corner of the Gulf of Mexico. Convective precipitation: isolated moderate to locally strong in the southwestern corner of the Gulf of Mexico and in parts of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 2:57 am LT                                                     Sunrise – 5:26 am LT>68° East
high tide 8:19 am LT                                                    Sunset – 6:21 pm LT < 292° NW
low tide  2:45 pm LT                                                    Moon Rise – 7:03 am LT<105° East
high tide 9:24 pm LT                                                    Moon Set – 05:59 pm LT>253º West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  12 hours, 55 minutes  (-30s)