Belize Weather Forecast: June 27, 2020

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Partly cloudy, mostly in the south. An increase in showery activity is expected during the next 24 hours as a tropical wave approaches the area.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Sunny with a few cloudy spells today and partly cloudy to cloudy tonight. Showers and thunderstorms will be isolated today, occurring mainly over central and southern areas, then increasing tonight as a tropical wave approaches the country.
Winds: E-NE, 5-15 kts
Sea State: Choppy-Moderate
Waves: 3-5 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 85
Sargassum Forecast: Satellite and surface observations show a few sargassum mats heading towards the country. These mats have a medium chance of landing on local beaches where they are expected to have moderate to major impacts during the coming weeks. San Pedro has a medium probability with a major expected impact.
Outlook: For Sunday and Sunday night is for a few showers and thunderstorms to occur over most areas, but mostly over northern and central areas during the day and then over the south during the 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

An upper level inverted trough extends from Honduras, across SE Cuba to the southern Bahamas. Precipitation: Scattered moderate isolated strong in the Caribbean Sea from SE Cuba the coastal waters of Nicaragua between 77W and 84W.

The GFS model for 500 mb and for 700 mb shows broad cyclonic wind flow in the SW corner of the Caribbean Sea. Precipitation: scattered moderate isolated strong from 10N to 14N between 80W and 85W. The monsoon trough is along 08N74W in Colombia beyond southern Costa Rica. Precipitation: scattered moderate to strong in clusters in the coastal waters and inland areas of Colombia, NW Venezuela near Lake Maracaibo, Panama, and parts of the eastern Pacific Ocean from 05N to 11N between 72W and 80W.

Fresh to strong trade winds will prevail in the south central Caribbean Sea through early next week. It is possible that the winds may pulse to near gale-force along the coast of Colombia at night. A tropical wave will approach the Lesser Antilles early next week.

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