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February 26, 2006 (6:00 a.m.)
SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with
excerpts from the Tropical Prediction Center)

TODAY'S FORECAST


Weather conditions will allow some cloudiness and few
showers to develop over Belize and the Caribbean.

Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will
experience for the next 24 hrs:

It will be mostly sunny today and cloudiness will
develop tonight and tomorrow morning along with
isolated showers. Temperature will reach high 80
degrees F after midday. Surface winds will blow 5 to
15 Kts from the Southeast then shift to the Northeast
tonight and tomorrow.. The sea state will be choppy.

The outlook is for continuing cloudy weather
conditions through Tuesday.


Current Weather:
San Pedro Lagoon 0830 hrs
Cloud
1/8 Cumulus
Wind (direction & speed)
East 5 Kts.
Air Temperature
78 F /26 C
Humidity
82%
Tide level
0.53 m
Precipitation
None

Western Caribbean & Yucatan:

STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WITH A GALE OFF THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA AND W PANAMA CONTINUE TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...CHANGE IS IN STORE AS THE TRADES BEGIN TO
WEAKEN AND SHOULD BE BELOW GALE FORCE LATER TODAY.

STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND VERY DRY AIR CONTINUE TO
DOMINATE THE CARIBBEAN WITH PATCHY LOW CLOUDS DOTTING
THE AREA.

DEEP LAYERED MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN THE CARIBBEAN MON
WHEN THE COLD FRONT IN THE GULF CONTINUES TO MOVE S
GIVING THE W CARIBBEAN THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
IN SOME TIME.



Central & Eastern Caribbean:

UPPER RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR THE
CAYMAN ISLANDS INTO HE W ATLC ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA
GIVING MOST OF THE AREA EASTERLY UPPER FLOW.

February 27, 2006 (6:00 a.m.)
SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with
excerpts from the Tropical Prediction Center)

TODAY'S FORECAST


A slow moving cold front is producing overcast skies
and light intermittent rain over Belize and the
Northwest Caribbean.

Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will
experience for the next 24 hrs:

It will cloudy to overcast today and tonight along
with intermittent light rain and isolated showers.
Temperature will reach high 70 degrees F after midday.
Surface winds will blow 5 to 15 Kts from the North
to... The sea state will be choppy.

The outlook is for continuing cloudy weather
conditions through Tuesday.


Current Weather:
San Pedro Lagoon 0730 hrs
Cloud
8/8 Nimbus-stratus
Wind (direction & speed)
North 8 Kts.
Air Temperature
69 F /20 C
Humidity
94%
Tide level
0.47 m
Precipitation
Intermittent Light Rain

Western Caribbean & Yucatan:

IN THE FAR NW WHERE THE COLD FRONT ENTERS FROM THE W
ATLC NEAR 22N78W TO INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
NEAR 18N89W.

BROKEN/OVERCAST LOW CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
EXTEND WITHIN 60/75 NM OF THE FRONT.

THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SW AND BEGIN TO
DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. OTHERWISE...CLEAR
SKIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY.



Central & Eastern Caribbean:

MODERATE/STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS ARE ACROSS THE
AREA AND WILL REMAIN FOR MOST THE WEEK. STRONG
SUBSIDENCE AND VERY DRY AIR CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE
CARIBBEAN.

BROAD UPPER RIDGE EXTENDS FROM SOUTH AMERICA ACROSS
THE LEEWARD ISLANDS INTO THE W/CENTRAL ATLC GIVING THE
CARIBBEAN SE UPPER FLOW.

February 28, 2006 (6:00 a.m.)
SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with
excerpts from the Tropical Prediction Center)

TODAY'S FORECAST


A dissipating cold front is producing cloudy skies
over Belize and the Northwest Caribbean.

Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will
experience for the next 24 hrs:

It will cloudy with sunny breaks today and partly
cloudy with isolated showers tonight and tomorrow
mornong. Temperature will reach low 80 degrees F after
midday. Surface winds will blow 5 to 15 Kts from the
Northeast to East. The sea state will be light chop
with 5 to 8 foot seas beyond the reef.

The outlook is for continuing partly sunny weather
conditions through Thursday.


Current Weather:
San Pedro Lagoon 0730 hrs
Cloud
7/8 Nimbus-stratus
Wind (direction & speed)
East 4 Kts.
Air Temperature
74 F /23 C
Humidity
84%
Tide level
0.49 m
Precipitation
Showers

Western Caribbean & Yucatan:

IN THE FAR NW A REMNANT FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS
EXTENDING THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO HONDURAS.

PATCHES OF BROKEN LOW CLOUDS WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED
SHOWERS ARE NW OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE FRONT HAS
BEGUN TO DISSIPATE WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINING
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DROPPING BELOW 20 KT OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE.



Central & Eastern Caribbean:

A BROAD UPPER RIDGE IS E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES GIVING
THE CARIBBEAN EASTERLY UPPER FLOW.

MODERATE/STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS ARE ACROSS THE
AREA AND WILL REMAIN FOR MOST THE WEEK. STRONG
SUBSIDENCE AND VERY DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE
THE CARIBBEAN.

IN TERMS OF SEAS...NLY SWELLS OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS
ARE AFFECTING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND EARLY
TUESDAY REACHING THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES LATE
TUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SWELLS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY
LATE WED INTO THURSDAY OVER THE CARIBBEAN.

March 1, 2006 (6:00 a.m.)
SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with
excerpts from the Tropical Prediction Center)

TODAY'S FORECAST

Stable weather conditions now prevail over Belize and
the Northwest Caribbean.

Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will
experience for the next 24 hrs:

Mostly sunny skies with cloudy spells today and clear
tonight and tomorrow morning. Temperature will reach
high 80 degrees F after midday. Surface winds will
blow 5 to 15 Kts from the East to Southeast. The sea
state will be light chop to choppy with 3 to 5 foot
seas beyond the reef.

The outlook is for continuing clear skies through
Friday.


Current Weather:
San Pedro Lagoon 0700 hrs
Cloud
1/8 Cumulus
Wind (direction & speed)
Southeast 4 Kts.
Air Temperature
76 F /25 C
Humidity
74%
Tide level
0.52 m
Precipitation
none

Western Caribbean & Yucatan:

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 26N88W THROUGH THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE W CARIBBEAN.

BROKEN/OVERCAST LOW/MID CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
ARE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
SURFACE TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM 18N83W THROUGH THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 22N86W.

Central & Eastern Caribbean:

BROAD UPPER RIDGE COVERS THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL
ATLC S OF 25N GIVING THE CARIBBEAN WESTERLY UPPER
FLOW.

MODERATE/STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS ARE ACROSS THE
AREA AND WILL REMAIN FOR MOST THE WEEK. STRONG
SUBSIDENCE AND VERY DRY AIR CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE
CARIBBEAN.

NLY SWELLS OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES INCLUDING THE MONA AND
ANEGADA PASSAGES. SWELLS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY THU OVER
CARIBBEAN.

THE TRADES WILL WEAKEN TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK WHEN
THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE W ATLC FINALLY RETREATS
EASTWARD.

March 2, 2006 (6:00 a.m.)
SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with
excerpts from the Tropical Prediction Center)

TODAY'S FORECAST

Stable weather conditions now prevail over Belize and
the Northwest Caribbean.

Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will
experience for the next 24 hrs:

Mostly sunny skies with cloudy spells today and clear
tonight and tomorrow morning. Temperature will reach
high 80 degrees F after midday. Surface winds will
blow 5 to 15 Kts from the East to Southeast. The sea
state will be light chop to choppy with 3 to 5 foot
seas beyond the reef.

The outlook is for continuing clear skies through
Friday.


Current Weather:
San Pedro Lagoon 0600 hrs
Cloud
1/8 Cumulus
Wind (direction & speed)
Southeast 4 Kts.
Air Temperature
77 F /25 C
Humidity
78%
Tide level
0.52 m
Precipitation
none

Western Caribbean & Yucatan:

PRECIPITATION IS OCCURRING IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO
THE EAST OF THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO MIDDLE
LEVEL LOW CENTER.

EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KTS ARE OCCURRING EAST OF
70W. CURRENT WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY AND
SATELLITE DERIVED WIND DATA SHOW SIMILAR CLOUDS AND
POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION ARE CURVING THROUGH THE AREA
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NORTH OF 15N70W 14N76W
10N78W...AND FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W IN
THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE AREA.


Central & Eastern Caribbean:

A BROAD TROUGH IN THE SURFACE ISOBARIC PATTERN EXTENDS
NORTHWEST FROM A 1006 MB SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER
NEAR 9N73W TO 15N75W.

MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL DRY AIR COVERS THE ENTIRE AREA.

ACTUAL SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SOUTH OF 17N BETWEEN 70W
AND 80W HAVE BEEN REPORTING EASTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 20
TO 25 KT. 01/1200 UTC QUIKSCAT OBSERVATIONS SHOWED 25
TO 30 KT OF WIND SOUTH OF 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W.

MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE DOMINATES FROM NORTH
CENTRAL VENEZUELA NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTHEASTERN
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. EXPECT A SIMILAR WEATHER PATTERN
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PATCHES OF SCATTERED TO BROKEN LOW TO MIDDLE LEVEL
CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE SHOWERS ARE SEEN NOW NORTH OF 14N
AND EAST OF 70W...MOST NOTABLY BETWEEN 64W AND 69W.

THE TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PATCHES OF
MOISTURE WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.

March 3, 2006 (6:00 a.m.)
SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with
excerpts from the Tropical Prediction Center)

TODAY'S FORECAST

Stable weather conditions now prevail over Belize and
the Northwest Caribbean.

Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will
experience for the next 24 hrs:

Mostly sunny skies today and clear tonight and
tomorrow morning. Temperature will reach high 80
degrees F after midday. Surface winds will blow 5 to
15 Kts from the East to Southeast. The sea state will
be light chop to choppy with 3 to 5 foot seas beyond
the reef.

The outlook is for continuing clear skies through
Saturday.


Current Weather:
San Pedro Lagoon 0800 hrs
Cloud
1/8 Cumulus
Wind (direction & speed)
Southeast 4 Kts.
Air Temperature
80 F /26 C
Humidity
72%
Tide level
0.53 m
Precipitation
none

Western Caribbean & Yucatan:

SOME PRECIPITATION IS OCCURRING IN THE NORTHWESTERN
CORNER OF THE AREA...ALONG WITH THE MIDDLE TO UPPER
LEVEL LOW CENTER IN SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO.

MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW STARTS
OUT IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN AND PASSES OVER
CENTRAL AMERICA INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.

THIS SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IS PART OF THE BROADER RIDGE
IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.

March 4, 2006 (6:00 a.m.)
SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with
excerpts from the Tropical Prediction Center)

TODAY'S FORECAST

A weakening cold front is skirting the northern limits
of the Northwest Caribbean.

Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will
experience for the next 24 hrs:

Mostly sunny skies today with cloudy periods and
isolated showers occurring late afternoon and tomorrow
morning. Temperature will reach high 80 degrees F
after midday. Surface winds will blow 5 to 15 Kts from
the East. The sea state will be light chop to choppy
with 5 to 6 foot seas beyond the reef.

The outlook is for continuing cloudy skies through
Monday.


Current Weather:
San Pedro Lagoon 0800 hrs
Cloud
2/8 Cumulus
Wind (direction & speed)
East 3 Kts.
Air Temperature
79 F /26 C
Humidity
78%
Tide level
0.52 m
Precipitation
none

Western Caribbean & Yucatan:

THE WIND FLOW AT THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS IS
GENERALLY FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST NORTH OF 15N WEST
OF 80W...POSSIBLY MOSTLY AROUND THE WESTERN CUBA
MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTER.

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH A LITTLE FARTHER S AND
MAY AFFECT THE NW PART OF THE CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED.




Central & Eastern Caribbean:
A BROAD MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC FLOW
PREVAILS ELSEWHERE IN THE AREA. THIS ANTICYCLONIC FLOW
GENERALLY EXISTS SOUTH OF 20N BETWEEN 40W AND
80W...EXTENDING FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA INTO THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN TO 40W.

MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE IS MOSTLY OVER INTERIOR
SECTIONS OF COLOMBIA...MAKING ITS WAY NORTHWARD UNDER
THE SOUTHERLY FLOW. THE MOISTURE AT THIS TIME SEEMS TO
BE CONFINED TO THE AREA SOUTH OF 14N BETWEEN 70W AND
80W.

AN ATLANTIC COLD FRONT REMAINING N OF AREA IS
WEAKENING THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. AS A RESULT...ELY
TRADES WILL DROP OVER ALL ZONES UNTIL LATE SUN AND
MON.

SOME INCREASE IN NLY SWELL MAY ACCOMPANY THE FRONT BUT
NO MORE THAN 8 OR 9 FT IS ANTICIPATED.