Belize Weather Forecast: August 4, 2012
General Situation: Tropical Weather Outlook: At 3:00am Tropical Storm Ernesto was located near Lat 13.5 N , Lon 60.7 W or about 30 miles southeast of St Lucia with maximum winds of 45 mph, and was moving to the west at 24 mph. WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR BELIZE An unstable easterly airflow will prevail over the NW Caribbean this weekend favoring some showers and thunderstorms over northern Central America and Belize. Tropical storm Ernesto is moving westward at 21 mph over the eastern Caribbean with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Conditions will remain unstable this weekend favouring a few showers and thunderstorms. Daytime heating will also add to the instability. Expect a mix of sunshine and cloudy spells through Monday. Daily rainfall accumulations will be in the range of 0.25-0.50 of-an-inch today Friday, through the weekend and Monday especially in the elevated areas of the interior. The feature of interest next week will be the movement of tropical storm Ernesto through the NW Caribbean. Ernesto is moving at a fairly fast clip of 21 mph at present, but it is forecast to slow down and strengthen as it moves further west through the central Caribbean this weekend. Hurricane models are projecting a WNW track for Ernesto as it comes farther west, with possible landfall over southern or central Yucatan by mid day on Wednesday of next week. All eyes will be on Ernesto this weekend and early next week. All interest in the central and western Caribbean should remain informed on the progress of tropical storm Ernesto. CLICK HERE for the full Belize Weekend Weather Report Current Caye Caulker Weather InformationBelize Hydrological & Flooding Information Belize National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)
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