Belize Weather Forecast: May 10, 2018

The Caribbean Sea

An elongated trough reaches from near the Isle of Youth to near San Andres Island. Moderate to fresh trade winds are observed east of the trough axis with mostly 4 to 6 ft seas, and generally light northerly flow west of the trough with 2 to 4 ft seas. In the tropical Atlantic west of 55W, seas are still reaching 8 ft as noted in various altimeter satellite passes, largely due to fresh trades and lingering NE to E swell. A few showers are active along the trough, mainly due to speed convergence of the stronger winds to the east. A clusters of showers and thunderstorms is active in the Gulf of Guacanayabo in southwest Cuba, due in part to divergent flow aloft and convergence of local drainage flow. A few fast moving showers are active across the Leeward, Windward and ABC islands in the trade wind flow.

The trough over the western Caribbean will drift westward through late today before before moving inland across Central America and dissipating. Moderate to fresh trades will persist east of the trough, with pulses of fresh to strong trade winds off northeast Colombia mainly at night. Seas east of Windward Islands will subside below 8 ft late today.

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