Belize Weather Forecast: February 12, 2021 General Situation: Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post! Belize NMS: Present Condition: Foggy skies early. Fair weather will continue across the country today. Advisories: *SMALL CRAFT CAUTION: Operators of small crafts are advised to exercise caution for occasionally gusty winds and locally rough seas.* 24-hour forecast: Mostly sunny today with only isolated showers developing, if any. Then, partly cloudy to cloudy tonight along with a few showers developing mainly over the north. Winds: E-SE, 10-20 kts Gusty Sea State: Moderate - Rough Waves: 5-8 ft. Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81 Outlook: For Saturday and Saturday night is for a few showers and possible isolated thunderstorms mainly over northern and inland areas during the day and then affecting the coast as well at night. Sargassum Forecast from February 9 to February 17: Sargassum impacts are expected to remain moderate during the coming days with the chance of a few mats drifting onto local beaches. 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 Scatterometer data from the past few hours revealed near-gale force winds near the northern coast of Colombia, and fresh to strong trades elsewhere across the central Caribbean, where seas are in the 7-11 ft range. Elsewhere, trade winds are moderate to fresh. Dry air in the mid-and upper-levels exists across much of the region, which is supporting generally fair weather. However, as is typical, there are a few patches of low-level clouds and embedded showers moving within the trade wind flow. High pressure north of the area will maintain fresh to strong trade winds across the central Caribbean through Tue night. Fresh to strong SE winds are possible in the Gulf of Honduras through Sat morning. Large north swell will affect the tropical N Atlantic waters through the middle of next week.   High Low Coastal 31° C 88° F 24° C 75° F Inland 33° C 92° F 21° C 70° F Hills 28° C 82° F 17° C 63° F TIDES: High: 10:58 AM Low: 4:29 PM High: 10:41 PM Low: 5:37 AM (Sat) Sunrise: 6:20 AM Moonrise: 7:08 AM Sunset: 5:53 PM Moonset: 6:54 PM Four Day Weather Outlook: 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

A foggy morning in many places, due to clear skies last night, this is starting clear, only a little bit of Caribbean cloud starting to develop over some coastal areas at present. No noticeable high level clouds near us.

A foggy start, then clear skies, then some cloud developing in most parts, little or no rain expected.



Temperatures in Belmopan : ( Coast usually cooler, hills even cooler )
Last Night 22°C 72°F Yesterday 30°C 86°F Yesterday Rain 1.2 mm ( 0.05")

Present Condition: Clear and sunny. Fair conditions prevail over the area.

24hr Forecast: Mostly sunny this afternoon with only isolated showers developing. Cloudy at times tonight and tomorrow morning with a few showers and the chance of isolated thunderstorms developing mainly over northern areas.

Outlook: A few showers and possible isolated thunderstorms will affect northern and central areas Saturday afternoon then mostly southern districts Saturday night becoming isolated Sunday morning.





Live Beach Cam at Blue Water Grill



Flood Report and Forecast for February 12, 2021

River Conditions

REGION 7 - On the RIO HONDO at Blue Creek, Santa Cruz, San Antonio, San Roman and Douglas, levels are at near normal levels. On the NEW RIVER at Tower Hill and Caledonia levels are above normal and increasing.

REGION 9 - On the MACAL RIVER reservoir levels at all BECOL facilities are below the spillway; while at San Ignacio, levels are below the low-level bridge and steady. Levels on the MOPAN RIVER at Benque Viejo Town are above normal and steady.

The BELIZE RIVER at Double Run is above normal and falling. The CROOKED TREE LAGOON is above normal and continues to fall.

REGION 11 - Levels on the SIBUN RIVER at Freetown Sibun is near normal and steady. Levels on the SOUTHERN LAGOON near Gales Point Village is normal and falling. The watersheds on the EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MAYAN MOUNTAINS are normal and steady. The SITTEE RIVER at Kendal Bridge is normal and steady. The Swasey and Bladen branches of the MONKEY RIVER are below normal and falling. Levels on the DEEP RIVER at Medina Bank are below normal and steady. Levels on the RIO GRANDE at San Pedro Columbia and Big Falls South are below normal and steady. On the MOHO RIVER at Blue Creek South and Jordan, levels are near normal and steady. On the TEMASH RIVER near Crique Sarco levels are below normal and steady.

REGION 13 - On the SARSTOON RIVER levels are normal and steady.

FLOOD FORECAST

REGION 7 - On the RIO HONDO at Blue Creek, Santa Cruz, San Antonio, San Roman and Douglas to the coast, a minimal increase in river levels is expected. On the NEW RIVER at Tower Hill and Caledonia, a minimal increase in river levels is expected.

REGION 9 - On the MACAL RIVER, reservoir levels are expected to remain below the spillway at all BECOL facilities; at San Ignacio, levels are expected to remain below the low-level bridge. On the MOPAN RIVER at Benque Viejo Town, no significant change is expected.

On the BELIZE RIVER at Double Run, normal and steady levels are expected. On the CROOKED TREE LAGOON, levels are expected to continue to decrease slowly.

REGION 11 - On the SIBUN RIVER at Freetown Sibun, levels are expected to decrease to below normal over the next few days. On the SOUTHERN LAGOON near Gales Point, no significant change is expected. In watersheds on the EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MAYAN MOUNTAINS, normal and steady levels are expected. On the SITTEE RIVER, at Kendal Bridge normal and steady levels are expected. On the Swasey and Bladen branches of the MONKEY RIVER, no significant change is expected. On the DEEP RIVER at Medina Bank no significant change is expected. On the RIO GRANDE at San Pedro Columbia and Big Falls South no significant change is expected over the next few days. On the MOHO RIVER at Blue Creek South and Jordan, levels are expected to decrease to below normal over the next few days. Levels on the TEMASH RIVER near Crique Sarco, no significant change is expected.

REGION 13 - On the SARSTOON RIVER, no significant change is expected over the next few days.

The next Flood Report and Forecast will be issued on Monday February 15, 2021 at 12 pm.

Clear skies today, beautiful day! photo by Gach Guerrero



Snap shots from today. Photos by San Pedro Scoop