Belize Weather Forecast: May 23, 2018

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Relatively moist and unstable conditions prevail.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Sunny with cloudy spells today and cloudy at times tonight. A few showers and isolated thunderstorms will affect northern areas this morning, inland and southern areas this afternoon, then most areas tonight.
Winds: East-Northeast | 5-15 kts BECOMING East-Southeast | 5-15 kts
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 83
General Outlook: A few showers and isolated thunderstorms will affect the coast and sea Thursday morning, then become isolated in the afternoon.
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

A 1007 mb low pressure center is near 18N87W. A surface trough extends from the NE Yucatan Peninsula near 22N87W to the low center to the N coast of Honduras near 16N86W. This system just east of Belize is producing a large area of cloudiness and showers extending from the northwestern Caribbean Sea across Cuba and into the Florida peninsula. Little development is expected during the next couple of days due to strong upper-level winds and proximity to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. However, gradual subtropical or tropical development is possible late this week while the system moves slowly into the central or eastern Gulf of Mexico. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is possible across western Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and much of Florida during the next several days. For more information on the heavy rain threat, please see products issued by your local weather office. There is a very low possibility of tropical storm formation over the next 24 hours. There is a medium chance for tropical formation within 5 days.

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For more information, check the Daily Tropical Weather Outlook.