Belize Weather Forecast: June 21, 2020

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Mostly clear this morning. A tropical wave will support moist and unstable conditions over the next couple of days.
Advisories: *FLOOD WARNING- Rising water levels are expected downstream of the Chalillo, Vaca and Mollejon Dams near San Ignacio and Santa Elena, as well as other surrounding communities. A Flood Warning is in effect for ALL regions of the country.*
24-hour forecast: Cloudy spells today with a few showers and isolated thunderstorms across the country then especially over the south tonight.
Winds: E, 10-20 kts
Sea State: Choppy
Waves: 3-5 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 86
Sargassum Forecast: Latest observations show a few sargassum mats drifting into the area. These are likely to have moderate impacts on local beaches in the next few days.
Outlook: Some showers, thunderstorms and periods of rain will affect most areas on Monday then mainly southern areas Monday night.
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

As typical for this time of year, tropical waves are traversing the Caribbean waters. Strong to near gale force winds prevail across the south central Caribbean. Moderate to fresh winds prevail elsewhere across the Caribbean, except for the far NW Caribbean where gentle to moderate winds prevail. Isolated tradewinds showers are noted over the Caribbean waters. The GOES-16 Saharan Air Layer tracking product shows that a large, westward-moving plume of dense Saharan dust is moving across the eastern Caribbean Sea. The leading edge of this plume has reached 64W and is expected to continue spreading westward.

Fresh to strong trades over the south-central Caribbean will expand to the north-central and southwest basin through the middle of the week as high pressure builds over the western Atlantic. Winds will pulse to near gale force near the coast of Colombia each night through Thu night with seas building to near 12 ft with the strongest winds. Fresh to strong winds are expected in the Gulf of Honduras tonight through Thu 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