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

TODAY'S WEATHER

Partly cloudy, dry and hot weather continues over the
North West Caribbean and Belize; and smoky skies cover
the Yucatan peninsula.

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

Partly cloudy skies today and fair tonight.

The highest temperature will be near 90 degrees F
after midday. Today's winds will be from the East to
East southeast at 5 to 15Kts.

The sea state will be slight to light chop. Seas will
be 3 to 5 feet beyond the reef.

The outlook is for partly cloudy and hot weather to
continue through Monday.


Current Weather:
San Pedro Lagoon 0530 hrs
Cloud
3/8 cumulus
Wind (direction & speed)
East southeast 5 Kts.
Tide level
0.50 m
Precipitation
None

YUCATAN PENINSULA:

FIRES OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ARE STILL PRODUCING
NEW SMOKE AND CONDITIONS WILL MOSTLY PERSIST FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

Western Caribbean:

WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS ALONG THE
COASTS OF PANAMA AND COSTA RICA FROM 7N-10N BETWEEN
77W-83W.

Central & Eastern Caribbean:

SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS ALONG THE
COAST OF N COLOMBIA FROM 7N-12N BETWEEN 73W-77W.

SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS
ALONG THE COAST OF NW VENEZUELA FROM 7N-12N BETWEEN
68W-71W.

THE TAIL END OF A SURFACE TROUGH IS OVER THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS ALONG 20N59W 16N62W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE
ALONG THE TROUGH N OF GUADELOUPE.

10-15 KT TRADEWINDS ARE OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE
CARIBBEAN SEA.

IN THE UPPER LEVELS... MOSTLY WSW FLOW IS OVER THE
CARIBBEAN SEA DUE TO AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH CENTERED OFF
THE COAST OF S AMERICA NEAR 10N58W.

BANDS OF MOISTURE WITH SCATTERED TO BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS
EXTEND FROM PANAMA AND COSTA RICA TO THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS. EXPECT CONTINUED CONVECTION OVER N COLOMBIA
AND N VENEZUELA.

THE ABC ISLANDS MAY ALSO GET SOME CONVECTION DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ALSO EXPECT MORE SHOWERS OVER THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS.