Skies will be 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

Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be moderate and mainly NNE to NE in direction at 15 mph or less.  Seas will be moderate at 2ft. to 4ft. or less.  There is a extremely slight chance of rain today.  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 Fig 3 - IR Satellite Water Vapor  Fig 3a - Forecast Track TS Otto 161122

The Tropical Weather Outlook
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:1. Tropical Storm Otto is nearly stationary near 10.4N 79.2W 986 mb at 1500 utc. Maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt. Otto is expected to intensify to hurricane by tonight and drift w toward southern Nicaragua through Thu. High pressure building N of the Caribbean will support fresh to strong NE winds over a large area N of Otto from S of Hispaniola to Costa Rica through Fri night.
All interests in the Bay Islands and on the North Coast of Honduras should monitor this system closely as it tracks westward. Currently this system does not pose a threat to the Bay Islands and north coast of Honduras. But all interests here should monitor this system as it moves west..2. Gulf of Mexico - Winds and seas will diminish today as high pressure N of the area shifts eastward. Moderate to fresh return flow will develop W of 90W through Wed. A cold front will push into the northern Gulf Wed night...stall there...then lift N of the area late Thu. Another cold front will approach the N central Gulf by late Fri.
3. ...Special Features... Tropical Storm Otto is centered near 10.5N 79.1W at 22/1200 UTC or about 195 nm SE of San Andres Island and about 290 nm ESE of Bluefields Nicaragua. Otto is currently nearly stationary. Estimated minimum central pressure is 986 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 60 kt with gusts to 75 kt. Numerous strong convection is within 75 nm from the center of Otto. Scattered moderate convection is elsewhere from 08N-16N between 77W-83W. See latest NHC Intermediate Public Advisory under AWIPS/WMO headers MIATCPAT1/WTNT31 KNHC and the full Forecast/Advisory under AWIPS/WMO headers MIATCMAT1/WTNT21 KNHC for more details.

Fig 4 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun

high tide 4:52 am LT                  Sunrise – 5:54 am LT>111° East
low tide 10:51 am LT                 Sunset – 5:13 pm LT < 249° NW
high tide  4:26 pm LT                Moon Rise – 12:22 pm LT<82° East
low tide  11:20 pm LT               Moon Set – 12:59 am LT>276º West
                                                                                                                            

Fig 5 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  11 hours, 19 minutes (-31s)