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 July 27, 2016
Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 10 mph to 30 mph or higher. Seas will be  moderate to rough  at 2 ft to 4 ft or higher.. There is a very slight chance of scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms, especially during the early morning, late night 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 mid to upper level low over the NW Gulf will continue to bring unsettled weather through tonight. High pressure will build westward from the Atlantic across the U.S. Gulf coastal plain through the remainder of the week and the upcoming weekend. A trough will move off the W coast of the Yucatan Peninsula each evening with locally fresh NE winds.
2. Caribbean Sea - High pressure NE of the area will maintain fresh to strong trades over the S central Caribbean through the upcoming weekend. A tropical wave in the E Caribbean will move across the central Caribbean Wed and Wed night...and the W Caribbean Thu and Thu night before moving inland Central America late Thu night. Another tropical wave will reach the tropical N Atlantic late Fri night and the E Caribbean Sat and Sat night...then the central Caribbean Sun night.
3. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
4. Tropical Waves...
4a. A tropical wave is in the E Atlantic from 09N-19N with axis near 27W, moving at 15 kt within the last 24 hours. Meteosat composite imagery show Saharan dry air and dust in the northern wave environment. Moderate moist air from surface to 850 mb and divergent flow in the middle to upper levels support scattered moderate convection from 07N-11N between 22W and 30W.
4b. A tropical wave is in the central Atlantic from 09N-17N with axis near 40W, moving west at 20 kt within the last 24 hours. CIRA LPW imagery show mainly dry air from the surface to 850 mb associated with this wave. The dry air is due to the presence of abundant Saharan dry air and dust, which is hindering convection at the time.
4c. A tropical wave is in the central Caribbean from 11N-21N with axis near 69W, moving west at 20 kt within the last 24 hours. The wave is associated with shallow moisture according to CIRA LPW imagery. Aloft, water vapor imagery show strong subsidence across the central-southern Caribbean, which is inhibiting convection in that region at the time. However, the wave supports scattered to isolated showers over Hispaniola and its coastal waters.
5. ITCZ/Monsoon Trough... The Monsoon Trough extends across Africa into the east Tropical Atlantic near 18N16W to 11N24W to 10N34W to 08N45W. The ITCZ begins near 08N45W and continues to the coast of Guyana near 06N57W. Aside from the convection related to the tropical wave in the east Atlantic, heavy showers and tstms are from 06N-19N E of 19W. Scattered showers are from 02N-08N between 30W and 44W.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

high tide 2:54 am LT                                                  Sunrise – 5:28 am LT>70° East
low tide 9:45 am LT                                                   Sunset – 6:20 pm LT < 290° NW
high tide 4:36` pm LT                                                 Moon Rise – 12:37 pm LT<75° East
low tide  10:29 pm LT                                                Moon Set – 12:34 am LT>283º West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  12 hours, 51 minutes  (-35s)