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December 11, 2005 (6:00 a.m.) SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with excerpts from the Regional Hurricane Center)
TODAY'S FORECAST
Cloudy skies slowly dissipating over Belize and the Northwest Caribbean.
Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the next 24 hrs:
Cloudy skies today with long sunny breaks and tonight with clear periods. Isolated showers early morning and afternoon. Winds will be light and east northeasterly to easterly at 5 to 15 kts. The sea state will be slight to light chop.
The outlook is for partly cloudy weather with sunny intervals and isolated showers on Monday.
Northwest Caribbean:
PATCHES OF MOISTURE WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS DOT THE SEA ALONG THE COASTS OF NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS FROM 12N-19N BETWEEN 76W-88W.
EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE W CARIBBEAN AND CENTRAL AMERICA W OF 75W DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS MAINLY DUE TO THE SURFACE TRADEWINDS. Central Caribbean:
MODERATE TO STRONG TRADEWINDS ARE NOTED ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...MAINLY E OF 80 W.
IN THE UPPER LEVELS ANTICYCLONIC FLOW DOMINATES THE ENTIRE SEA. STRONG SUBSIDENCE COVERS THE AREA EXCEPT FOR THE NW CARIBBEAN N OF 13N AND W OF 77W.
Eastern Caribbean:
PATCHES OF MOISTURE WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS DOTS THE SEA ESPECIALLY OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS FROM 16N-20N BETWEEN 60W-70W DUE TO THE REMNANTS OF A FRONT.
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December 12, 2005 (6:00 a.m.) SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with excerpts from the Tropical Prediction Center)
TODAY'S FORECAST
Mostly sunny skies gracing Belize and the Northwest Caribbean.
Upper 80 degrees temperatures around midday over coastal islands.
Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the next 24 hrs:
Sunny skies today and clear tonight with. Winds will be from the northwest at 5 to 15 kts. The sea state will be slight to light chop.
The outlook is for continuing sunny weather through Wednesday.
Current Weather
Current Weather:
Station: San Pedro Lagoon 0700 hrs Cloud 3/8 Cumulus Wind (speed & dir'n) 7 kts NW Air & Sea Temp. 75 C 70 C Tide and Salinity 0.41 m 37 t/c Precip. showers Light/A M
Northwest Caribbean:
DEEP LAYERED TROUGH IN THE GULF OF MEXICO IS ADJACENT TO THE NW CARIBBEAN.
FRONTAL BOUNDARY SKIRTING THE NW AREA THROUGH WED AND DRYING OUT SOMEWHAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. Central Caribbean:
AN AREA OF DIFFLUENCE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90/120 NM OF LINE FROM JUST S OF JAMAICA NEAR 17N77W TO ALONG THE COAST OF NICARAGUA NEAR 13N84W WITH CLUSTERS OF SIMILAR CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM ALONG THE COAST OF PANAMA AND COSTA RICA.
THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN HAS BEEN QUITE DRY WITH MODERATE/ STRONG SUBSIDENCE. NO BIG CHANGES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE CARIBBEAN EXCEPT THE
Eastern Caribbean:
BROAD UPPER HIGH IS NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS NEAR 19N61W AND COVERING THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN WITH ANTICYCLONIC FLOW.
PERSISTENT LOW CLOUD BAND WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED SHOWERS EXTENDS FROM THE LEEWARD/ WINDWARD ISLANDS NEAR 15N61W NW TO ACROSS PUERTO RICO/MONA PASSAGE.
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December 13, 2005 (6:00 a.m.) SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with excerpts from the Tropical Prediction Center)
TODAY'S FORECAST
Mostly sunny skies gracing Belize and the Northwest Caribbean.
Upper 80 degrees temperatures around midday over coastal islands.
Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the next 24 hrs:
Sunny skies today with a few cloudy spells accompanied by an isolated shower. It will be mainly clear tonight. Winds will be from the northwest at 5 to 15 kts but will veer to the east northeast late in the afternoon and night. The sea state will be slight to light chop.
The outlook is for continuing sunny weather through Thursday.
Current Weather:
Station: San Pedro Lagoon 0700 hrs Cloud 5/8 Cumulus Wind (speed & dir'n) 7 kts West Air & Sea Temp. C C Tide and Salinity 0.37 m 37 t/c Precip. none A M Northwest Caribbean & Yucatan:
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE S BAHAMAS AND E CUBA TO NEAR 20N76W WHERE IT CONTINUES AS A SURFACE TROUGH TO THE YUCATAN COAST NEAR 19N87W.
DEEP LAYERED TROUGH IN THE GULF OF MEXICO IS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN N OF 20N FROM 76W-87W.
A BROAD UPPER HIGH CENTERED OFF THE COAST OF NICARAGUA EXTENDS A RIDGE AXIS TO OVER HISPANIOLA.
AN AREA OF DIFFLUENCE OVER THE S CARIBBEAN IS GENERATING SCATTERED SHOWERS/ ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS S OF 12N W OF 76W TO INLAND OVER COLOMBIA... PANAMA AND COSTA RICA.
THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SHOWERS REMAINS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN UNTIL THU AND POSSIBLY WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT IS SKIRTING THE NW CARIBBEAN AREA TODAY.
THE ENTIRE AREA WILL BE DRYING OUT SOMEWHAT INTO THE WEEKEND. Central Caribbean:
THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN REMAINS QUITE DRY WITH MODERATE/STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND LITTLE CHANGES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
EASTERLY TRADES REMAIN RATHER WEAK ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN.
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December 15, 2005 (6:00 a.m.) SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with excerpts from the Tropical Prediction Center)
TODAY'S FORECAST
Mostly sunny skies will persist over Belize and coastal waters.
Upper 80 degree temperatures expected around midday.
Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the next 24 hrs:
Mainly sunny skies today and clear tonight. Winds will be from the east southeast at 10 to 20 kts. The sea state will be choppy to moderate.
The outlook is for sunny weather to and warm continue through Saturday.
Current Weather:
Station: San Pedro Lagoon 0700 hrs Cloud 5/8 Cumulus Wind (speed & dir'n) 10 kts Southeast Air & Sea Temp. C C Tide and Salinity 0.40 m 38 t/c Precip. None (AM) Western Caribbean & Yucatan:
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG 80W FROM OVER CUBA COVERING THE E GULF. MODERATE SUBSIDENCE AND DRY AIR ARE S OF 24N ACROSS THE REGION. A FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARDS AND CLEAR THE GULF BY FRI MORNING.
A BROAD UPPER RIDGE EXTENDS W FROM OVER SOUTH AMERICA INTO THE E PACIFIC REGION GIVING THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN MODERATE/STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND VERY DRY UPPER AIR.
THE ONLY EXCEPTION REMAINS THE FAR S PORTION CUTS ACROSS PANAMA. SCATTERED SHOWERS/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING INLAND AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF PANAMA.
MODERATE TRADEWINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...BECOMING STRONGER DURING THE WEEKEND.
THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SHOWERS REMAINS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN.
Central Caribbean:
MODERATE TRADEWINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND BECOME STRONGER DURING THE WEEKEND.
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December 16, 2005 (6:00 a.m.) SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with excerpts from the Tropical Prediction Center)
TODAY'S FORECAST
A weak cold front is approaching Belize and coastal waters from the Gulf.
Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the next 24 hrs:
Cloudy skies and widely scattered light showers today and tonight but with a few sunny breaks. Winds will be from the east and northeast at 10 to 15 kts. The sea state will be light chop to choppy.
The outlook is for partly sunny weather through Saturday.
Current Weather:
Station: San Pedro Lagoon 0730 hrs Cloud 8/8 Stratus Wind (speed & dir'n) 2 kts West Air & Sea Temp. C C Tide and Salinity 0.43 m 35 t/c Precip. Light Rain (AM) Western Caribbean & Yucatan:
IN THE FAR NW WHERE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS MOVING INTO THE AREA. IN THE NW SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL N OF 21N W OF 81W.
CURRENTLY...WINDS ACROSS THE GULF W OF THE FRONT ARE N-NE 15-20 KT WITH SEAS UP TO 8 FT AND S TO SW 10-15 KT SE OF THE FRONT WITH SEAS UP TO 5 FT.
THE WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS MORNING AND EXTEND FROM W CUBA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING NORTH AS WARM FRONT TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL BECOME ELY 10-15 KT WITH SEAS 5 FT OR LESS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT OVER THE NW PART OF THE CARIBBEAN.
Central Caribbean:
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN ELY TRADES ARE IN THE RANGE OF 20-25 KT WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE BETWEEN 70W-79W THROUGH SUN.
WINDS OVER THE CARIBBEAN WILL DECREASE AS THE ATLC HIGH SHIFTS EWD IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT.
EXPECT A N AND NE SWELL POSSIBLY UP TO 9 FT TO LINGER OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN
Eastern Caribbean:
MODERATE SUBSIDENCE AND ASSOCIATED DRY AIR COVERS THE REGION S OF 24N WITH PATCHES OF STRONGER SUBSIDENCE OVER THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN UNDER HIGH PRES.
A BROAD UPPER RIDGE EXTENDING W FROM OVER SOUTH AMERICA INTO THE E PACIFIC REGION IS GIVING THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN MODERATE/STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND VERY DRY UPPER AIR.
MODERATE TRADEWINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA UNTIL LATER TODAY THEN WILL BECOME STRONGER FOR THE WEEKEND.
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December 17, 2005 (6:00 a.m.) SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with excerpts from the Tropical Prediction Center)
TODAY'S FORECAST
A very active weather regime will continue to stall weak cold fronts over the Yucatan peninsula and adjacent to Belize.
Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the next 24 hrs:
Cloudy skies and widely scattered light showers will develop early morning and at night but few sunny breaks will occur. Winds will be from the East to Southeast at 5 to 15 kts. High Temperatures around 86 F / 30 C. The sea state will be light chop to choppy.
The outlook is for partly sunny weather through Sunday.
Current Weather:
Station: San Pedro Lagoon 0730 hrs Cloud 3/8 Cumulus Wind (speed & dir'n) 5 kts Southeast Air & Sea Temp. C C Tide and Salinity 0.42 m 37t/c Precip. None (AM) Western Caribbean & Yucatan:
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE IS CENTERED NEAR ERN PANAMA AND NW COLOMBIA WITH A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING NWD TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
TO THE W OF THE ANTICYCLONE AND N OF THE RIDGE WITHIN THE AREA ROUGHLY NW OF LINE FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO 31N71W, SW FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A SERIES OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ROTATES SEWD INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
A COLD FRONT WILL TRAIL FROM THE LOW FROM NEAR 31N72W THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUNDAY.
LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE OVERALL PATTERN EXCEPT THAT AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN BEGINNING SUN NIGHT COULD RAISE THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. LOW PRES HAS FORMED OVER THE EXTREME SW BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 21N95W AT 1011 MB. THIS LOW OR A NEW ONE THAT FORMS ALONG THE TROUGHS WILL RAPIDLY MOVE ENE.
EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN ARE IN THE RANGE OF E-SE 10-15 KT OVER MUCH OF THE NW PART.
Central Caribbean:
LARGE DOMINANT ANTICYCLONE IS LOCATED OVER E CUBA AND THE SE BAHAMAS WITH RIDGE EXTENDING SW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TO GUATEMALA.
MODERATE/STRONG SUBSIDENCE DOMINATES THE ENTIRE AREA BENEATH THE ANTICYCLONE.
THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF SHOWERS ARE LOCATED NEAR THE SRN WINDWARD ISLANDS...OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF HISPANIOLA...AND MOVING ONSHORE INTO NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA.
ELY TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN ARE IN THE RANGE OF 20-25 KT WITH SUSTAINED NE WINDS OF 25 KT WITHIN 110 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST.
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