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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, September 14, 2016
Skies will be mostly cloudy. Winds will be light and easterly in direction at 5 mph to 25 mph or less. Seas will be  moderate to calm at 1 to 3 ft. or higher. 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 weak pressure pattern will remain in place over the area through the period. Weak low pressure over the central Gulf will weaken to a trough late tonight as it slowly moves westward reaching the eastern portion of the western Gulf by Thu night. Otherwise...gentle to moderate winds are expected through Sun night.
2. Caribbean Sea - Weak high pressure over the W Atlantic will maintain light to moderate winds and seas across the region through Sat night. NE to E swell from tropical storm Ian well NE of the area continue to impact the northern tropical N Atlantic waters. The swell is forecast to subside on Thu.
3....Special Features...
3a. The center of Tropical Storm Julia at 14/1200 UTC is near 31.2N 81.7W, or about 10 nm to the W of Brunswick, Georgia. Julia is moving north, or 010 degrees, 6 knots. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1011 mb. The maximum sustained wind speeds are 35 knots with gusts to 45 knots. Convective precipitation: scattered to numerous strong within 160 nm of the center in the NE quadrant.
3b. The center of Tropical Storm Ian at 14/0900 UTC is near 29.3N 53.0W. Ian is moving northward, or 350 degrees, 13 knots. The estimated minimum central pressure is 998 mb. The maximum sustained wind speeds are 45 knots with gusts to 55 knots. Convective precipitation: scattered strong from 32N to 33N between 50W and 53W. scattered moderate to isolated strong from 27N to 31N between 50W and 51W. A surface trough is 360 nm to the south of Ian, along 22N51W 15N57W 09N61W. Convective precipitation: isolated moderate to locally strong within 30 nm to 60 nm on either side of the trough from 16N northward.
3c. An Atlantic Ocean tropical wave is along 23W/24W from 21N southward. A 1009 mb low pressure center is along the wave near 16N. Convective precipitation: scattered to numerous strong from 15N to 18N between 23W and 25W, in parts of the Cabo Verde Islands. Locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds are likely across portions of the Cabo Verde Islands.
4...Tropical Waves...
4a. An Atlantic Ocean tropical wave is along 35W/36W from 20N southward. The wave has been re-positioned based on a long-term loop of satellite images. Convective precipitation: any precipitation is embedded in the monsoon trough.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 12:40 am LT                                  Sunrise – 5:36 am LT>86° East
high tide 6:32 am LT                                   Sunset – 5:49 pm LT < 273° NW
low tide  12:47 pm LT                                 Moon Rise – 3:31 pm LT<101° East
high tide 7:04 pm LT                                   Moon Set – 2:28 am LT>257º West
                                                                                                                                         

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  12 hours, 9 minutes, (-52 sec)