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.