Belize Weather Forecast: May 18, 2018

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Improving weather conditions are expected over our area during the next 24 to 48 hours.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Sunny with a few clouy spells today and partly cloudy tonight. Showers will be isolated, except for a few showers or isolated thunderstorms mostly over northern and inland areas today.
Winds: East | 5-15 kts
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 83
General Outlook: For Sat. and Sat. night is for mainly fair weather with only isolated showers or isolated thunderstorms developing.
Daily Tropical Weather Outlook: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico during the next 48 hours. Click for more...

Marine Conditions:

The Caribbean Sea

An upper trough extends over the Yucatan Peninsula and the NW Caribbean. Upper level diffluence on the eastern side of this trough is supporting scattered moderate convection N of 18N W of 75W and S of 16N W of 80W. Broad high pressure over the subtropical Atlantic supports moderate to fresh tradewinds over the NW and E Caribbean, and fresh to strong winds over the central Caribbean. Light winds are occurring over the SW Caribbean near the eastern Pacific monsoon trough. Wave heights of 8 to 10 ft are occurring over the S central Caribbean as confirmed by an recent satellite altimeter pass and current buoy data.

Over the next couple of days the upper trough will remain in place with an enhancement of shower and thunderstorm activity over the western Caribbean. The surface ridging pattern over the Atlantic will persist, keeping a similar wind profile in place across the Caribbean into the upcoming weekend.

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For more information, check the Daily Tropical Weather Outlook.