Partly 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

Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Skies will be partly cloudy.  Winds will be variable in direction at 5 mph to 10 mph or less. Seas will be  calm at 1 to 3 ft or less.  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 - Tropical Depression Nine centered near 23.8N 86.6W 1003 mb at 0900 UTC Aug 30 moving W or 275 deg at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. The depression is expected to intensify to a tropical storm later today near 24.2N 87.3W. The cyclone will be located near 24.9N 87.6W early wed...near 26.2N 86.9W Wed evening...then begin to turn N and NE and intensify to 55 kt gusts 65 kt near 27.7N 85.5W early Thu. Numerous squalls and scattered tstms will spread from the SE Gulf N and NW into the E Gulf through Thu. The storm is expected to accelerate ne and move across northern Florida Thu night.
2. Caribbean Sea - High pressure building N and NE of the area will support fresh to strong trades in the south central Caribbean through Fri...with moderate trades expected elsewhere. A strong tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic will reach the tropical N Atlantic Sat...with high winds and seas possible N of 15N.
3. ...Special Features...
3a. Hurricane Gaston is centered near 32.0N 54.0W at 30/0900 UTC or about 550 nm east of Bermuda and about 1370 nm west of the Azores moving northeast at 5 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 971 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 85 kt with gusts to 105 kt. Scattered to numerous moderate convection is from 29N-34N between 51W-56W.
3b. Tropical Depression Eight is centered near 33.9N 75.0W at 30/0900 UTC or about 80 nm southeast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina moving northwest at 5 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1010 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Scattered moderate convection is observed from 32N-35N between 72W and 75W.
3b. Tropical Depression Nine is centered near 23.8N 86.6W at 30/0900 UTC or about 270 nm west of Key West Florida and about 235 nm west-northwest of Havana Cuba moving west at 6 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Numerous strong convection is observed from 21N-26N between 84W-87W.
4. ...Tropical Waves...
4a. A tropical wave is analyzed from 09N35W to 18N35W moving west at 15 to 20 kt. The tropical wave is well represented on animated precipitable water imagery and GOES high density winds for the lower and mid levels of the atmosphere. Aside from mid level cloudiness, no significant sensible weather is associated with this tropical wave and minimal amplification at the surface. Global models indicate the tropical wave will continue west although remain fairly weak at the surface, possible bringing a few showers into the Leeward and Windward Islands by Thursday.
4b. A tropical wave emerging off the African coast reaches from 08N19W to 1008 mb low pressure near 16N20W to 18N19W. The gradient between the tropical wave and high pressure to the north is enhancing northeast flow across the Canary Islands. Scattered moderate showers and thunderstorms are evident off the coast of Senegal, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. The tropical wave is expected to stay intact as it tracks westward across the Atlantic over the next several days, accompanied by areas of fresh to strong winds and scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide  1:24 am LT                                      Sunrise – 5:34 am LT>81° East
high tide 7:24 am LT                                      Sunset – 6:01 pm LT < 279° NW
low tide 1:34 pm LT                                       Moon Rise – 03:59 pm LT<75° East
high tide 7:45 pm LT                                      Moon Set – 04:55 am LT>283º West
                                                                                                                                        

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  12 hours, 26 minutes (-50s)