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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, February 21, 2017
Skies will be mostly sunny today. Winds will be easterly in direction at 5 mph to 20 mph. Seas will be  moderate to calm at 1 ft. to 4 ft. The air temperatures will range from the mid 70sºF to the mid 80s ºF or 22°C to 24ºC. Ocean water temperatures are 79°F to 81°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

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 - Low pressure and an associated cold front will move into the NW Gulf tonight...and across the Gulf from west to east through Thu accompanied by strong winds...building seas and scattered showers and tstms. Winds and seas will diminish starting mid week as high pressure builds over the Gulf in the wake of the low pressure and front. Strong northerly winds will follow another cold front moving into the northern Gulf by Sat.
3. Caribbean Sea - Fresh to occasionally strong winds will accompany a cold front moving across the NW Caribbean Tue through late Thu. Winds and seas diminish starting mid week in the wake of the front.
3a. Overall the Caribbean basin remains under fairly tranquil conditions this evening with the exception of the northeastern waters. An area of low pressure well N of Puerto Rico extends a cold front along 65W to 22N then SW to the northern coast of Hispaniola near 20N70W. Low-level moisture convergence within southerly winds is generating widely scattered showers and isolated tstms N of 13N between 59W-69W...including portions of the Lesser Antilles...Puerto Rico...and the Mona Passage region. Otherwise...dry and stable air aloft coupled with gentle to moderate E-NE winds are prevailing and expected to persist through Tuesday night. By Wednesday...a cold front is expected to move across the central Gulf of Mexico and reach the Yucatan Channel region and NW Caribbean waters introducing another round of fresh to occasional strong W-NW winds.

Fig 4 - Recent changes in the Saharan Air Layer

The Tides: Moon and Sun
high tide 6:28 am LT                    Sunrise – 6:09 am LT>101° East
low tide  12:04 am LT                   Sunset – 5:53 pm LT < 260° NW
high tide  5:35 pm LT                   Moon Rise – 02:06 am LT<110° East
low tide  12:04 am LT                  Moon Set – 1:44 pm LT>250º West
                                                                                                                         

Fig 5 - Moon

Day Light Hours:   11 hours, 43 minutes, (+50s)