Mostly 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

Thursday, October 13, 2016
Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be light and westerly in direction at 5 mph to 15 mph or less. Seas will be  moderate to 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 - A weak surface trough will meander across the far SW Gulf waters through Mon night. High pressure N of the area will prevail across the remainder of the region through Mon night.
2. Caribbean Sea - A broad area of low pressure is setting up across the SW Caribbean. A tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean along 65W will reach the central Caribbean tonight then merge with an area of low pressure expected to develop in the SW Caribbean this weekend. Large N swell will affect the waters ne of the Leeward Islands through Fri night.
3. ...Special Features...
3a. Hurricane Nicole is centered near 30.6N 66.2W at 13/0600 UTC or about 125 nm SW of Bermuda moving NNE at 10 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 950 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 115 kt with gusts to 140 kt. Scattered moderate and isolated strong convection is from 28N-34N between 63W-69W.
4. ..Tropical Waves...
4a. Tropical wave extends from 07N37W to 15N35W moving W at 15 kt. The wave coincides with 700 mb troughing between 30W-40W and a maximum in 850 mb relative vorticity along the wave axis near 13N. Scattered moderate convection is from 08N-16N between 28W-39W.
4b. Tropical wave extends from 07N65W to 15N63W moving W at 10-15 kt. The wave coincides with subtle 700 mb troughing between 61W-66W on the southern periphery of a mid-level ridge anchored over the NE Caribbean Sea. No significant deep convection is occurring with the wave at this time.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun 

low tide 12:11 am LT                         Sunrise – 5:39 am LT>98° East
high tide 6:20 pm LT                         Sunset – 5:27 pm LT < 262° NW
low tide  12:27 am LT                       Moon Rise – 3:44 pm LT<95° East
high tide 6:25 pm LT                         Moon Set – 3:02 am LT>263º West
                                                                                                                                     

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  11 hours, 48 minutes (-50s)