Partly 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

Sunday, August 14, 2016
Skies will be partly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 5 mph to 30 mph. Seas will be  moderate to rough  at 1 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 1a - This Week'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 extending from N Florida to the Texas Mexico border will re-orient E to W across the N Gulf coast tonight through late this week. A coastal trough will begin to develop during the afternoons across the W Gulf beginning on Tue. A very moist airmass will support showers and tstms the next few days.
2. Caribbean Sea - A surface trough will drift W across the central Caribbean today accompanied by tstms. A tropical wave along 56W will cross the E Caribbean tonight...the central Caribbean Mon night...and W Caribbean Tue and Wed. Another wave will reach the Atlantic waters Wed and the E Caribbean Thu. Fresh to strong trades are expected across the central Caribbean throughout the forecast period.
3. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
4. Tropical Waves...
4a. A tropical wave is in the E Atlantic with axis extending from 18N19W to 07N19W, moving west at 15 kt. The wave is in a moist environment with good 700 mb signature. Scattered moderate convection is from 05N-14N between 16W-24W.
4b. A tropical wave is in the E Atlantic with axis extending from 19N36W to 09N36W, moving west at 10 kt within the last 24 hours. Despite the fact that TPW imagery depicts moderate moisture in this wave's environment, no convection is observed at this time as Saharan dust and neutral to unfavorable deep-layer wind shear combine to inhibit any activity.
4c. A tropical wave is reaching the southeastern Caribbean with axis extending from 15N58W to 04N59W, moving W at 20-25 kt within the last 24 hours. TPW imagery depicts moderate moisture within this wave. However, no significant convection is related to the northern portion of this feature at this time as deep-layer wind shear prevails across the area. Scattered moderate convection is observed across the southern portion of the wave S of Barbados from 09N-12N between 56W-61W.
4d. A tropical wave extends across the Yucatan Peninsula with axis from 20N90W to 10N91W, moving west at 10 kt within the last 24 hours. The wave is in a region of favorable to neutral deep-layer wind shear that supports scattered moderate convection over northern Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 12:07 am LT                                           Sunrise – 5:32 am LT>75° East
high tide 5:36 am LT                                            Sunset – 6:11 pm LT < 285° NW
low tide  12:02 pm LT                                          Moon Rise – 03:12 pm LT<109° East
high tide 6:56 pm LT                                            Moon Set – 02:01 am LT>251º West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours: 12 hours, 39 minutes (-45s)