Belize Weather Forecast: March 6, 2020

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Partly Cloudy. A cold front is approaching the country.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Cloudy skies with a gradual increase in showers, thunderstorms and periods of rain across the country.
Winds: North-Northwest | 5-15 kts
Sea State: Light Chop
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81
Outlook: For Saturday and Saturday night is for cloudy skies with a few light showers and periods of rain around the country, but more so along the coast and over the sea.
Tropical Weather Outlook: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of Mexico within the next 48 hours. Click for more...

Marine Conditions:

The Caribbean Sea

A gale warning has been issued for the S-central Caribbean Sea. Earlier scatterometer satellite passes indicated a large area of strong trade winds between these pressure fields over the south central Caribbean, reaching near gale force off the higher terrain along the coast of northeast Colombia. Seas are generally 8 to 9 ft in the area of strong trade winds over the south central Caribbean, reaching as high as 11 ft off Colombia in the area of near gale force winds. Elsewhere moderate to fresh trade winds prevail with 3 to 5 ft seas. No significant showers or thunderstorms are evident on satellite imagery or regional radar, other than a few passing trade wind showers in the eastern Caribbean.

The strong winds will continue across the south-central Caribbean through Tue night, pulsing to minimal gale force near the coast of Colombia at night Sun through Tue. A cold front will enter the NW Caribbean this afternoon. The front will reach from eastern Cuba to the central Gulf of Honduras Sat afternoon, from central Hispaniola to near the Honduras- Nicaragua border Sun morning, then stall from the Virgin Islands into central Caribbean Mon. Strong to near gale force NE winds and large seas will develop behind the front across the Caribbean and Atlc Passages through late Mon. Gale conditions are possible off the coast of Hispaniola Sun night.

For more information, check the Daily Tropical Weather Outlook.

Climate Prediction Center’s Central America Hazards Outlook

Belize National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)

Ambergris Caye:
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/bz/san-pedro

Philip S W Goldson International Airport:
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/bz/belize/MZBZ?cm_ven=localwx_today

Belmopan:
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/bz/belmopan/17.26%2C-88.78

Caye Caulker:
http://cayecaulkerweather.com/weatherdata/caye-caulker-belize-live-weather-data.htm