Belize Weather Forecast: June 23, 2012
General Situation:
Belize NMS:
Relatively moist and unstable conditions persist over our area.
24-hour forecast:
Cloudy skies; some showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly inland and in the north this afternoon and evening. (Thunderstorms may be severe at times with strong damaging winds.)
Winds: Variable or south 5-10 knots, with higher gusts near thunderstorms.
Marine Forecast: *Small craft caution for coastal waters of Belize*
Today:
Winds: S/SW 5-15 kts.; seas: Light chop - choppy.; waves: 1-3 ft.; some showers and isolated thunderstorms (mainly north).
Outlook:
Sunday night:- winds: Variable 5-10 kts.; seas: Light chop.; waves: <3 ft.; isolated showers or thunderstorms.
Sea Surface Temp (�F): 83
Outlook:
Through to Monday :Cloudy spells with a few showers or thunderstorms mainly in the north.
WEEKLY WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR BELIZE
Valid:Sunday, June 17 until Monday, June 25, 2012
Expect more showers and thunderstorms this week, especially on Thursday and Friday.
An upper level trough swinging eastwards from the Gulf of Mexico is interacting with a trough of low pressure over the NW Caribbean. This atmospheric pattern will persist until Wednesday, favoring more showers. Meanwhile, a surface low will move over Belize and Yucatan during the next 48-72 hours, generating more showers and thunderstorms over most districts this week.
Substantial influx of moisture was forced northward ahead of an upper level trough moving slowly eastward from the Gulf of Mexico and a surface trough of low pressure extending from the Bahamas to the NW Caribbean. This resulted in heavy and widespread showers and thunderstorms across Belize this weekend, generating localized floods. Satellite imagery revealed that the bulk of the rainfall was concentrated over southern districts and the coast. Rainfall total in the range of six (6) inches was accumulated at the International Airport over the weekend. Other localities in the South accumulated in excess of six inches over the weekend.
During this week we can expect the showery weather to persist. A surface low is moving slowly WNW towards Belize from just offshore NE Honduras. This low will cross Belize late Wednesday and will move over northern Yucatan and the southern Gulf of Mexico by Thursday and Friday.
Daily rainfall accumulations will range from 0.50-1.50 inches on Sunday through Wednesday over most districts, but will increase to 1.00-2.00 inches per day on Thursday through Saturday, mostly over central and northern areas. Daily rainfall totals on Sunday through Monday will be ranging from 0.50-1.25 inches, especially over the central and NE areas of the sea and the mainland. Expect higher rainfall in the higher terrain this week.
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Tropical Weather Outlook: A broad area of low pressure 175 miles north of the Yucatan Peninsula is slowly becoming better organized and has a high chance (80%) of becoming a tropical depression during the next 48 hours as it begins to move slowly northward.
Current Caye Caulker Weather Information
Belize Hydrological�& Flooding Information
Belize National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)
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High |
Low |
| Coastal |
31° C
88° F
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25° C
76° F
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| Inland |
31° C
88° F
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23° C
73° F
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| Hills |
26° C
78° F
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20° C
68° F
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| TIDES: |
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| High - 11:57 AM |
Low - 7:06 PM | | High - 1:18 AM (SUN.) |
Low - 6:48 AM (SUN.) |
| Sunrise - 5:20 AM |
Moonrise - 8:49 AM |
| Sunset - 6:30 PM |
Moonset - 9:36 PM |
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