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Belize Weather Forecast: January 16, 2021

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Heavy cloud cover this morning. A cold front is affecting the country.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Variably cloudy with periods of rain mainly along the coast and over the south.
Winds: N-NE, 10-20 kts
Sea State: Moderate
Waves: 4-6 ft.
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81
Outlook: For Sunday and Sunday night is for variably cloudy skies with a few showers mainly over the south.
Sargassum Forecast from January 13, 2021 to January 20, 2021: Impacts from sargassum are expected to continue minimal to moderate this week with the chance of a few mats drifting ashore. San Pedro has a medium probability and a moderate expected impact.
Tropical Weather Outlook: There are no organized tropical features across the Atlantic basin at this time. Updates will resume at the beginning of the 2021 hurricane season (June 1). Click for more...

Marine Conditions:

The Caribbean Sea

A stationary front from western Cuba to northern Belize is dissipating ahead of a cold front moving through the Yucatan Channel. Radar from Grand Cayman indicates a few showers are ongoing along these boundaries over the northwest Caribbean, moving to the northeast. Gentle to moderate N winds are noted over the northwest Caribbean, although winds are likely increasing near the Yucatan Channel. Seas are 2 to 4 ft over the northwest Caribbean. Farther south, strong trade winds are active off the coast of Colombia, mainly between Cartagena and Barranquilla, with 8 to 9 ft seas. Moderate to fresh trade winds and 5 to 7 ft seas are noted elsewhere across the Caribbean. Regional radar shows scattered showers moving quickly westward in the trade flow across the ABC Islands, as well as a few showers in the Windward Islands and Puerto Rico.

For the forecast, the cold front entering the Yucatan Channel will weaken as it moves across the northwest Caribbean today. The front will stall from eastern Cuba to the Gulf of Honduras tonight, then dissipate through Mon. High pressure building in the wake of the front north of the region will support the expansion of fresh to strong trade winds and building seas from off Colombia to cover most of the south- central and southwest Caribbean from Sun through Wed night. These winds may pulse to gale force mainly at night off Colombia starting Tue 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