Partly Sunny with Some Cloudiness

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, September 20, 2016
Skies will be partly cloudy. Winds will be moderate and easterly in direction at 5 mph to 20 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 trough will drift W across the basin through Wed night as high pressure ridging builds in from the NE. Fairly tranquil marine conditions will persist through the week...with winds increasing slightly in the central and W Gulf Fri through Sat as the pressure gradient tightens.
2. Caribbean Sea - A relatively weak pressure pattern will persist across the basin through the upcoming weekend. A weak tropical wave along 73W will enter the W Caribbean late tonight into early Wed...moving across Central America Thu through Fri. Swells associated with tropical cyclone Karl will impact the Atlantic waters and passages through the end of the week.
3. ...Special Features...
3a. Tropical Storm Karl is centered near 20.2N 52.8W at 20/0900 UTC or about 540 nm ENE of the Leeward Islands moving WNW at 15 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Scattered moderate convection is from 17N-24N between 48W-54W.
3b. Tropical Depression Thirteen has strengthened into TS Lisa and is centered near 14.4N 29.6W at 20/0900 UTC or about 340 nm WSW of the Cape Verde Islands moving WNW at 8 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Scattered moderate and isolated strong convection is from 13N- 19N between 25W-30W.
4...Tropical Waves...
4a. Tropical wave extends from 10N72W to 18N71W moving W at 15 kt. The wave remains within broad 700 mb troughing over the central Caribbean Sea and is embedded within an area of maximum low-level moisture as noted in Total Precipitable Water imagery. The wave is expected to remain beneath the influence of an upper level low noted on water vapor imagery centered near 15N69W. No significant deep convection is noted with the wave at this time.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 5:26 am LT                                  Sunrise – 5:36 am LT>89° East
high tide 12:19 am LT                               Sunset – 5:44 pm LT < 271° NW
low tide  6:06 pm LT                                 Moon Rise – 9:18 pm LT<75° East
high tide 11:40 pm LT                               Moon Set – 9:22 am LT>284º West

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  12 hours, 8 minutes (-52s)