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

Friday, October 14, 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 NW to SE orientated surface trough will meander across the far SW Gulf waters through Tue. High pressure will dominate the remainder of the Gulf of Mexico through Tue night.
2. Caribbean Sea - A trough along 80W and a tropical wave along 72W will continue westward and merge into a broad area of low pressure over the SW Caribbean this weekend. Large N swell will move into the waters NE of the Leewards on Mon and arrive at the NE Caribbean passages on Tue.
3. ...Special Features...
3a. Hurricane Nicole is centered near 34.4N 61.2W at 14/0300 UTC or 222 nm northeast of Bermuda moving east-northeast at 18 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 967 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 85 kt with gusts to 105 kt. Scattered moderate convection is north of 32N between 55W-64W.
4...Tropical Waves...
4a. A tropical wave is in the Tropical Atlantic extends its axis from 17N42W to 09N42W, moving west near 15 kt over the past 24 hours. The wave coincides with a well defined 700 mb trough between 37W-45W and is embedded within a surge of moisture. No significant convection is related to this wave at this time.
4b. A tropical wave is in the eastern Caribbean with axis extending from 16N69W to 09N69W, moving west 10 to 15 kt over the past 24 hours. The wave coincides with a broad 700 mb trough between 68W-73W and is embedded within an area of abundant moisture. However, no associated deep convection is noted with this wave at this time.

Fig 3 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

low tide 12:49 am LT                         Sunrise – 5:39 am LT>98° East
high tide 7:05 pm LT                         Sunset – 5:27 pm LT < 261° NW
low tide  1:09 pm LT                         Moon Rise – 4:32 pm LT<95° East
high tide 6:58 pm LT                         Moon Set – 4:01 am LT>263º West
                                                                                                                                      

Fig 4 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 47 minutes (-50s)