Belize Weather Forecast: July 7, 2021


General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Mostly cloudy this morning, less so in the north. Mostly cloudy and windy in San Pedro. Generally fair weather prevails.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Sunny with cloudy spells today and partly cloudy skies tonight. Showers will be isolated.
Winds: E, 10-20 kts
Sea State: Moderate
Waves: 4-6 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 86
Outlook: For Thursday is for mostly for conditions with isolated showers; showers and thunderstorms will increase along the coast Thursday night.
Sargassum Forecast from June 29 to July 7: The chances of sargassum affecting local beaches will remain high during the next few days. San Pedro has a high probability and a moderate impact.
Tropical Weather Outlook: At 6:00 am, Tropical Storm Elsa was centered near latitude 29.2N, longitude 83.6W, or about 115 miles northwest of Tampa, Florida. Elsa was moving to the north at 14mph with maximum sustained winds of 65mph. Click for more...

Marine Conditions:

The Caribbean Sea

An overnight ASCAT pass depicted near-gale force E winds in the south-central Caribbean within 120 nm of the coast of Colombia between 72W and 75W. Strong east winds extend to 14N between 71W and 77W. Mainly fresh east winds are over the remainder of the central Caribbean, with seas of 6-9 ft. Elsewhere in the basin, gentle to moderate trades prevail with wave heights in the range of about 3-6 ft. Isolated showers are noted from 19N to 21N between 61W-65W.

For the forecast: Widespread fresh to strong trades will begin to increase in the south-central Caribbean beginning tonight and continue through late Fri. These winds may reach near gale force Thu through Fri night. Fresh to strong winds will pulse at night in the Gulf of Honduras through the rest of the week.


  High Low
Coastal 32° C
89° F
28° C
82° F
Inland 35° C
95° F
24° C
76° F
Hills 29° C
84° F
19° C
66° F
TIDES:
High: 7:43 AM Low: 3:16 PM
High: 9:45 PM Low: 2:16 AM (Thu)
Sunrise: 5:23 AM Moonset: 4:47 PM
Sunset: 6:31 PM Moonrise: 4:04 AM (Thu)




Four Day Weather Outlook:



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

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

...ELSA MOVING NORTHWARD ALMOST PARALLEL TO THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA...

At 5 a.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Elsa was located west of the Florida coastline about 70 miles (115 km) west-northwest of Tampa and about 50 miles (75 km) south-southwest of Cedar Key. It's moving toward the north near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight. A turn toward the north near 14 mph (22 km/h), and a general northward motion is expected to continue through this afternoon. A turn toward the north-northeast is expected late this afternoon or tonight, followed by a faster northeastward motion by late Thursday. On the forecast track, Elsa will move near or over portions of the west coast of Florida this morning, then make landfall along the north Florida Gulf coast by late this morning or this afternoon. The storm should then move across the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States through Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are now near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher gusts. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km) from the center. Some fluctuations in the intensity are possible until landfall later today. Weakening will begin after Elsa moves inland.

For further information on tropical conditions, check the daily Tropical Weather Outlook, click here.