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

Tuesday, August 09, 2016
Skies will be mostly sunny and windy. Winds will be easterly in direction at 10 mph to 40mph 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 - A trough extending into the N central Gulf from weak low pressure inland near Mobile, Alabama will gradually weaken while drifting W through mid-week. A trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon...move W across the SW Gulf each night...and dissipate by late each morning. Otherwise... ridging will extend from E to W across the waters.
2. Caribbean Sea - A tropical wave along 85W will continue W across the far NW Caribbean today. A second tropical wave along 55W will pass W through the tropical waters today...move across the E Caribbean on Wed and Thu...reaching the W Caribbean late in the week. A third tropical wave will move through the tropical N Atlantic Fri...and into the E Caribbean Fri night and Sat.
3. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
4. Tropical Waves...
4a. Tropical wave extends from 09N31W to 20N35W moving W at 10 kt. This wave coincides with a 700 mb troughing as depicted in the global models between 30W-37W and a narrow maximum in 850 mb relative vorticity in the vicinity of the wave axis. No significant deep convection is noted with the wave at this time.
4b. Tropical wave extends from 09N55W to 18N53W moving W at 15 kt. The wave coincides with broad 700 mb troughing between 51W-60W. Isolated moderate convection is from 10N-12N between 54W-57W.
4c. Tropical wave extends from 11N85W to 18N84W moving W at 10-15 kt. The wave coincides with subtle 700 mb troughing between 83W-87W on the southwestern periphery of a mid-level ridge anchored to the northeast over the SW North Atlc near 24N71W. Isolated moderate convection is near 11N84W.
4d. Tropical wave extends from 12N95W to 18N94W moving W at 10 kt. This wave is embedded within an overall moist environment with 700 mb troughing noted between 93W-96W over southern Mexico and the far southwestern Gulf waters. Scattered moderate convection is from 16N-20N between 92W-97W.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
high tide 1:17 am LT                                              Sunrise – 5:31 am LT>73° East
low tide  8:21 am LT                                              Sunset – 6:14 pm LT < 286° NW
high tide 3:52 pm LT                                             Moon Rise – 11:05 am LT<100° East
low tide 9:16 pm LT                                              Moon Set – 11:01 pm LT>258º West         

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  12 hours, 43 minutes (-43s)