General Situation: Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS:
Relatively dry easterly airflow maintains mainly fair weather conditions.
24-hour forecast:
Mostly sunny today and partly cloudy tonight. Showers will be isolated along with the chance of an isolated afternoon thunderstorms inland.
Winds: Easterly 10-20 knots.
Marine Forecast: Winds: East 10-20 kts.; Seas: Choppy - moderate.; Waves: 3-6 ft.; Isolated showers. Outlook:
Saturday night:- Winds: East 5-15 kts.; Seas: Choppy.; Waves: 3-5 ft.; Isolated showers.
Sea Surface Temp (�F): 79
Outlook: For Sat. and Sat. night is for continuing mainly fair weather with only isolated showers.
The feature of interest this week will be a relatively stable and fresh Easterly to South-easterly airflow over the NW Caribbean, generated by broad West Atlantic High pressure system and a frontal low over northern Mexico and Texas. The High Pressure system will weaken as we move into the weekend, resulting in a weak pressure gradient, conducive to lighter easterly winds and warmer daytime temperatures.
We can therefore expect seasonally fair and sunny weather to continue through this week, with some brief daytime showers, especially in the central coastal areas during the morning hours, and over inland regions during the afternoon. It will become increasingly warmer and drier as we move into the weekend.
Daily rainfall accumulations during this week will be minimal, ranging from 0.01-0.10 of-an-inch, especially over central regions and the hills. In short, the 2012 Dry Season will continue across the nation over the next seven days. The best chance for showers in the interior will be on Wednesday and Sunday.
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Tropical Weather Outlook:
The 2011 hurricane season ended on Nov. 30th; unless any tropical cyclone forms, there will be no further reports until June 2012.
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