Belize Weather Forecast: October 12, 2018

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Warm and relatively moist conditions will prevail over the area.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Sunny with cloudy spells today and cloudy at times tonight. A few showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected mostly over inland areas this afternoon / evening, and then mostly over southern and some coastal areas tonight.
Winds: West-Northwest | 5-10 kts BECOMING East-Southeast | 5-10 kts, Sea State: Light Chop
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 84
General Outlook: For Saturday and Saturday night is for a few showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over northern and inland areas during the late morning and afternoon, decreasing after.
Daily Tropical Weather Outlook: At 3:00 AM the center of Post-Tropical Storm Michael was located near latitude 38.0N, longitude 73.1W, or about 185 miles ENE of Norfolk, Virginia. Michael was moving to the ENE at 29mph with maximum sustained winds of 65mph. Hurricane Leslie was centered about 480 miles SSW of the Azores Islands and was moving to the ENE at 28mph with maximum sustained winds of 90mph. Tropical Storm Nadine was centered near latitude 15.2N, longitude 35.5W, or about 740 miles West of the Cape Verde Islands. Nadine was moving to the WNW at 8mph with maximum sustained winds of 50mph. Click for more...

Marine Conditions:

The Caribbean Sea

An upper-level low is over the W Caribbean near 16N83W. A Central American Gyre is developing in the southwest Caribbean enhancing convection between 73W-83W. In the same area, a surface trough has been analyzed. Refer to the Tropical Waves section above for details about this feature. To the east, a diffluent flow aloft prevails over the northeast Caribbean enhancing convection across the waters south of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. Expect moderate tradewinds to prevail across the eastern Caribbean Sea through Friday. Moderate NE swell from Hurricane Leslie will move through the Atlantic waters and Caribbean passages through Friday.

For more information, check the Daily Tropical Weather Outlook.
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Climate Prediction Center’s Central America Hazards Outlook

Current Conditions and weather history for Ambergris Caye / San Pedro

Current Caye Caulker Weather Information

Belize National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)