Belize Weather Forecast: May 22, 2012

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Broad area of low pressure maintains moist and unstable conditions. Will drift slowly out of our area the next 24 to 36 hours.
24-hour forecast: Mostly cloudy skies with some showers or thunderstorms occurring mainly over northern and coastal areas today and over the south tonight.
Winds: North - northwest 5 - 15 knots.
Sea State: Light chop - choppy. Waves: 1-3 ft. outlook: Tuesday night:- Winds: N/nw 5-15 kts.; seas: Light chop - choppy.; Waves: 1-3 ft.; a few showers and isolated thunderstorms (mainly south).
Sea Surface Temp (ºF): 82
Outlook: For Wed. and Wed. night is for some cloudy spells with a few showers mainly over southern and some coastal areas.

Tropical Weather Outlook:Alberto has weakened to a tropical depression as of 11pm ET Monday evening. This system will continue to move northeastward over the next few days. Analysis this morning showed an area of low pressure located in the Gulf of Honduras just east of northern Belize. Satellite imagery showed showers and thunderstorm activity stretching from the western Caribbean northeastward across Cuba and into the Bahamas and northeastward from there into the open Atlantic.

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