Belize Weather Forecast: March 3, 2012

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Gusty and dry southeasterly airflow prevails.
24-hour forecast: Mostly sunny today and partly cloudy tonight; little or no rainfall is expected.
Winds: ESoutheast 15-25 knots with occasional higher gusts.
Marine Forecast: ROUGH! *Small craft warning!!* Waves: 5-8 ft. Little or no rainfall.
Sea Surface Temp (ºF): 79
Outlook: Sunday and Sunday night: Partly cloudy with isolated showers on Sunday morning. Skies will then become cloudy on Sunday afternoon with a few showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly inland and in the north.

WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
Valid: Friday-Monday, March 2 - 5, 2012 Issued: 3:00 pm, Friday, March 2, 2012

A subsiding, dry south-easterly airflow prevails over the western Caribbean and Central America.

A cold front will enter the NW Gulf of Mexico during the next 12 hours and will continue tracking south-eastwards across the Gulf this weekend. This cold front is expected to reach the central Yucatan by Sunday afternoon and cross the country of Belize early on Monday, slowing down or stalling in the NW Caribbean by Tuesday morning. This feature will trigger outbreaks of thunderstorms over inland Belize on Sunday, and generate an increase in showers over the country on Sunday night and Monday. This activity will become concentrated over southern areas later on Monday and Tuesday.

Rainfall will little or none on Friday and Saturday, increasing later Sunday, with daily accumulations ranging from 0.50-0.75 of-an-inch, especially over inland and hilly areas by mid-day Monday. Daily rainfall totals will be 0.25-0.50 of-an-inch in over southern districts and southern coastal waters on Tuesday. Most districts, especially the coastal zone will experience showers on Wednesday of next week.

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