Mostly Cloudy with a Chancwe of Rain

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

Thursday, September 08, 2016
Skies will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain this afternoon and evening.  Winds will be variable in direction at 5 mph to 15 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 ridge will prevail across the northern Gulf waters through late in the week. The northern portion of a tropical wave will move W across the SW Gulf late Fri and Sat.
2. Caribbean Sea - A tropical wave over the W Caribbean will reach the Yucatan Peninsula tonight into early Fri. Another tropical wave entering the E Caribbean will reach the central Caribbean Fri...the W Caribbean by late Sat...and exit W of the area by early next week.
3....Tropical Waves...
3a. A tropical wave is in the E Atlantic extending from 05N to 17N with axis near 31W, moving W at 10-15 kt within the last 24 hours. The wave is in a region of mainly favorable deep layer wind shear and abundant moisture from the surface to 850 mb as shown by CIRA LPW imagery. That environment along with divergent flow aloft support scattered showers and tstms from 05N to 15N between 25W and 36W. Significant development of this system is not expected during the next couple of days. However, conditions could become a little more favorable for gradual development, and a tropical depression could form early next week while this system moves westward and then west-northwestward into the central Atlantic.
3b. A tropical wave is in the far E Caribbean waters extending from 08N to 19N with axis near 62W, moving W at 20 kt within the last 24 hours. The wave is in a region of mainly favorable deep layer wind shear. However, water vapor imagery indicate there is strong dry air subsidence in that region, which continue to hinder shower activity.
3c. A tropical wave is in the W Caribbean extending from 10N to 21N with axis near 84W, moving W at 20 kt within the last 24 hours. Except for the far NW Caribbean, abundant moisture in the wave environment, favorable deep layer wind shear and diffluence aloft support scattered showers and isolated tstms between 80W and 85W.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun 

high tide 1:41 am LT                                     Sunrise – 5:35 am LT>84° East
low tide  8:33 am LT                                     Sunset – 5:54 pm LT < 276° NW
high tide 4:14 pm LT                                     Moon Rise – 11:12 pm LT<107° East
low tide 9:50 pm LT                                      Moon Set – 11:04 am LT>252º West

Fig 4 - Moon

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