Partly 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

Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Skies will be partly sunny. Winds will be easterly in direction at 25 mph or less.  Seas will be moderate to rough at 2 ft. to 4ft. or higher. Divers should exercise caution exiting and entering the boats, especially on the afternoon dives. 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 78°F to 80°F or 25ºC to 26ºC.

Fig 1 - Today's Wind and Weather Forecast

Fig 2 - 3 Day Cloud Cover-Rain Forecast Fig 3 - IR Satellite Water Vapor

The Tropical Weather Outlook
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. There are no tropical cyclones in the Atlantic at this time. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th.
2. Gulf of Mexico - A cold front from the Florida Panhandle to Brownsville, TX will reach from the Straits of Florida to NE Mexico late Thu...where it is forecast to become stationary...and dissipate from W to E Thu night and Fri. Fresh to strong southerly return flow will develop over the NW Gulf Fri through Sat night ahead of the next cold front expected to move across the Gulf on Sun. Gale conditions are possible over portions of the western Gulf behind this next cold front.
3. Caribbean Sea - Strong high pressure N of the area is shifting E and weakening. Trades will therefore relax somewhat the next few days except over the S central Caribbean. By this weekend...another strong area of high pressure building N of the area will produce fresh to strong winds across much of the eastern and central Caribbean...including the Windward Passage.
3a. A broad upper level anticyclonic circulation is anchored over the eastern Caribbean near 14N63W with water vapor imagery indicating mostly dry air E of 77W and increased cloudiness and moisture W of 77W. As tropical moisture advects generally northward within the western periphery of the upper level ridging over the western Caribbean...widely scattered showers and isolated tstms are occurring mostly S of 20N between 76W-89W...including portions of Central America and the NW Caribbean waters. The close proximity to the Monsoon Trough axis along 10N is also providing further enhancement to stronger convection this morning S of 12N between 78W-85W. Farther east...mostly clear skies prevail with only a few quick-moving low-topped isolated showers occurring in the vicinity of the Windward islands and adjacent coastal waters of Hispaniola. Trades are expected to persist in the moderate to fresh range through the remainder of the week...increasing into fresh to strong levels Saturday as strong high pressure anchors to the north across the SW North Atlc waters.

Fig 4 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
low tide 2:41 am LT                        Sunrise – 6:06 am LT>114° East
high tide  9:20 am LT                      Sunset – 5:18 pm LT < 246° NW
low tide  3:15 pm LT                       Moon Rise – 6:21 pm LT<70° East
high tide 8:56 pm LT                       Moon Set – 6:35 am LT>290º West 
                                                                                                                               

Fig 5 - Moon

Day Light Hours:  11 hours, 11 minutes (-8s)