Belize Weather Forecast: December 17, 2020

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Mostly clear skies, a few clouds inland in the south. A relatively moist northeasterly airflow has developed over the area.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Cloudy skies at times with a few showers, periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms mainly over southern and coastal areas this morning, spreading inland this afternoon and then affecting mainly the coast and south again tonight.
Winds: NE, 5-15 kts
Sea State: Slight
Waves: 1-3 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 84
Outlook: A few showers, periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms will continue to affect the country on Friday, increasing even more on Friday night.
Sargassum Forecast from December 15, 2020 to December 23, 2020: Latest satellite imagery show no significant sargassum over the area therefore impacts from sargassum are expected to remain minimal during the new few days. San Pedro has a low probability and a minimal expected impact.
Tropical Weather Outlook: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of Mexico during the next 48 hours. Click for more...

Marine Conditions:

The Caribbean Sea

Sinking air in the middle atmosphere dominates most of the Caribbean, between an upper level ridge over NW portions and a deep layered trough extending across the NE Caribbean. This is producing very stable conditions across most of the basin, except for isolated clusters of moderate convection across the Gulf of Honduras.

The monsoon trough is along 08N/11N from 73W in N Colombia, beyond Panama and Costa Rica. Scattered moderate isolated strong convection is over SW portions south of 10N.

Weak high pressure northeast of the Bahamas will begin to strengthen today, which will freshen tradewinds across most of the basin. Winds near Colombia will pulse to strong each night through Sat night. The weakening cold front in the Gulf of Mexico will move slowly SE across the Yucatan Channel and NW Caribbean this evening through Fri before dissipating. Strong high pressure north of the front will produce fresh to strong NE tradewinds across much of the area Fri and Sat before diminishing modestly Sun and Mon.

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