Belize Weather Forecast: November 4, 2020

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Very cloudy this morning. Hurricane Eta over Central America is supporting gusty, very moist and unstable conditions over our area.
Advisories: *A Small Craft Warning is in effect for coastal waters of the country. Operators of small crafts should seek safe harbor. A Flood Warning is in effect for the entire country, especially the Belize, Cayo, Stann Creek and Toledo Districts.*
24-hour forecast: Skies will be cloudy to overcast today and tonight. There will be numerous thunderstorms, showers and periods of rain across the country, with the bulk of rainfall activity expected over the Belize, Cayo, Stann Creek and Toledo districts. Winds will also be strong and gusty.
Winds: N-NE, 25-35 kts, Gusty
Sea State: Rough-Very Rough
Waves: 8-12 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 85
Outlook: For Thursday and Thursday night is for continuing cloudy skies along with frequent outbreaks of showers, periods of rain and thunderstorms across the country and especially offshore during the night.
Sargassum Forecast from October 27, 2020 to November 04, 2020: There is the chance that a few Sargassum mats could impact local beaches in the coming days but impacts are expected to remain minimal to moderate. San Pedro has a medium probability and a moderate expected impact.
Tropical Weather Outlook: At 6:00am Tropical Storm Eta was located near latitude 13.8N, longitude 85.0W, or about 90 miles west of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. This system will continue to affect Belize with heavy rainfall that are likely to produce flooding, as well as strong winds today through to early Thursday. The National Meteorological Service of Belize continues to closely monitor the progress of this system and residents are advised to be prepared and listen to official information from the NMS and NEMO. Click for more...

Marine Conditions:

The Caribbean Sea

Tropical Storm Eta is in the Caribbean. Convection in the western Caribbean west of 73W is due to Hurricane Eta and its interaction with an old lingering frontal zone. Clusters of scattered moderate to strong convection are over E Cuba and Hispaniola. An ASCAT pass showed moderate to fresh trades across the eastern and central Caribbean, east of 75W.

Outside of Eta, scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to cover portions of the W Caribbean through the end of the week, while strong to near gale NE winds remain over the NW Caribbean through early Thu. In the central and E Caribbean, the trades will diminish by late Thu and remain weaker than usual for the next several days.

For more information, check the Daily Tropical Weather Outlook.

Climate Prediction Center’s Central America Hazards Outlook

Belize National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)

Ambergris Caye:
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/bz/san-pedro

Philip S W Goldson International Airport:
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/bz/belize/MZBZ?cm_ven=localwx_today

Belmopan:
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/bz/belmopan/17.26%2C-88.78

Caye Caulker:
http://cayecaulkerweather.com/weatherdata/caye-caulker-belize-live-weather-data.htm