Again Mostly Sunny and Wind

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, August 10, 2016
Skies will be mostly sunny and windy. Winds will be easterly in direction at 10 mph to 30 mph or higher. Seas will be  moderate to rough at 2 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. Gulf of Mexico - Active convection in the N central and NE Gulf will persist through tonight. A trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon before pushing offshore into the SW Gulf and dissipating during the overnight hours. Otherwise high pres sure ridging will extend across the northern Gulf through the upcoming weekend.
2. Caribbean Sea - A tropical wave along 65W will move across the E Caribbean through Thu...and reach the W Caribbean Fri. Another tropical wave will move into the tropical N Atlantic Fri...and reach the E Caribbean Sat...then the central Caribbean Sun.
3. A broad area of low pressure located over the western Florida panhandle continues to produce a large area of disorganized showers and a few thunderstorms over the northeastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico. This system is forecast to remain over land and development is not expected. However, locally heavy rains are possible along portions of the northern and northeastern coasts of the Gulf of Mexico during the next few days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...near 0 percent
4. Tropical Waves...
4a. Tropical wave extends from 07N17W to 17N17W moving W at 10 kt. The wave coincides with broad 700 mb troughing that has emerged off the coast of West Africa between 15W-20W. Scattered moderate convection is from 08N-13N between 11W-18W.
4b. Tropical wave extends from 08N41W to 20N41W moving W at 10 kt. The wave coincides with a 700 mb troughing as depicted in the global models between 38W-45W and a maximum in 850 mb relative vorticity in the vicinity of the wave axis near 20N. Isolated moderate convection is from 05N-08N between 39W-43W.
4c. Tropical wave extends from 11N62W to 20N62W moving W at 15 kt. The wave coincides with broad 700 mb troughing between 55W-66W. No significant deep convection is occurring with the wave at this time.
4d. Tropical wave extends from 10N89W to 18N88W moving W at 10-15 kt. The wave coincides with subtle 700 mb troughing between 87W-92W on the southwestern periphery of a mid-level ridge anchored to the northeast over the SW North Atlantic near 24N76W. No significant deep convection is noted with the wave at this time.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

high tide 2:28 am LT                                              Sunrise – 5:31 am LT>74° East
low tide  9:30 am LT                                              Sunset – 6:14 pm LT < 286° NW
high tide 4:46 pm LT                                              Moon Rise – 11:52 am LT<103° East
low tide 10:21 pm LT                                              Moon Set – 11:42 pm LT>255º West                                                                                                                      

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours: 12 hours, 42 minutes (-44s)