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Belize Weather Forecast: February 26, 2021 General Situation: Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post! Belize NMS: Present Condition: Mostly clear, a few clouds in the Chiquibul. Clear skies in San Pedro. Easterly airflow is dominating our weather. Advisories: None. 24-hour forecast: Mostly sunny skies today. Tonight skies will be partly cloudy. Shower activity will isolated, except for the south where a few more coastal showers can be expected. Winds: E, 5-15 kts Sea State: Choppy Waves: 3-5 ft. Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81 Outlook: For Saturday and Saturday night is for partly cloudy skies with only isolated showers. Sargassum Forecast from February 16 to February 24: Observations suggest that there is the chance of a few sargassum mats affecting beaches mainly in the south of the country. San Pedro has a low probability and a minimal 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: Live Beach Cam at Blue Water Grill The Caribbean Sea There is an an ongoing gale warning near the northern coast of Colombia. Mostly fair weather conditions prevail this morning under the influence of a middle to upper level anticyclone covering the central and western Caribbean. A few passing showers are evident near the A-B-C Islands. Persistent high pressure north of the area is supporting fresh to strong trade winds over the eastern, central and the SW Caribbean, reaching near gale force along the coast of Colombia. High pressure north of the region combined with low pressure in northern Colombia will continue to support strong trade winds across central Caribbean through Tue night, with winds reaching gale force near the coast of Colombia. Highest winds are expected Sat night. Fresh to strong NE winds will persist across the rest of the Caribbean and Atlantic Passages through Mon. Large seas to 10 ft will prevail across the tropical Atlantic waters east of the Windward Islands through Mon.   High Low Coastal 30° C 86° F 25° C 77° F Inland 32° C 90° F 20° C 68° F Hills 24° C 76° F 17° C 63° F TIDES: High: 9:59 AM Low: 3:23 PM High: 9:38 PM Low: 4:33 AM (Sat) Sunrise: 6:12 AM Moonset: 5:51 AM Sunset: 5:58 PM Moonrise: 5:36 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

On Ambergris Caye this morning it's sunny with an expected high temperature for the day predicted to be 86 f. The sea around our barrier reef is calm with a breeze from the East at 13 mph.

Beautiful morning....

The easterly Caribbean winds have lots of patches of cloud this morning, and presently fog on the ground in central Belize. The light wind in central, is from the SW, feels like cool air creping in again.

Looks as if today will be a mixture of fog, sun, clouds and a chance of scattered rain showers.

Temperatures in Belmopan : ( Coast usually cooler, hills even cooler )
Last Night 21°C 70°F Yesterday 30°C 85°F Yesterday Rain 3.1 mm ( 0.1")

Present Condition: Partly cloudy in the central regions and in the south. Sunny in the north. An easterly airflow prevails over our area. A small craft caution will likely go into effect this evening.

24hr Forecast: There will be some cloudy spells with isolated showers around the country this afternoon. Then, tonight and tomorrow morning, mostly fair weather will prevail.

Outlook: For Saturday afternoon through to midday on Sunday is for generally fair weather with isolated showers.





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Flood Report and Forecast for February 26, 2021

River Conditions

REGION 7 - On the RIO HONDO at Blue Creek, Santa Cruz, San Antonio, San Roman, Douglas and downstream to the coast, levels are near normal and falling. On the NEW RIVER at the Tower Hill and Caledonia stations, levels are near normal and steady. REGION 9 - On the MACAL RIVER reservoir levels at all BECOL facilities are below the spilfways; and at San Ignacio, levels remains below the low-level bridge and steady. Levels on the MOPAN RIVER at Benque Viejo Town are above normal and falling.

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

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 near normal and steady. The watersheds on the EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MAYAN MOUNTAINS are near normal and steady. The SITTEE RIVER at Kendal Bridge is above 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 show a minimal increase. On the TEMASH RIVER near Crique Sarco levels are below normal and falling.

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

FLOOD FORECAST

REGION 7 - On the RIO HONDO no significant change is expected. On the NEW RIVER at Tower Hill and Caledonia, no significant change 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 in river levels is expected

On the BELIZE RIVER at Double Run, above normal levels are expected to continue. On the CROOKgD TREE LAGOON, levels are expected to continue to decrease.

REGION 11 - On the SIBUN RIVER at Freetown Sibun, no significant change in river levels is expected. 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 to continue. On the SITTEE RIVER. at Kendal Bridge a minimal increase in river levels is expected. On the Swasey and Bladen branches of the MONKEY RIVER. a minimal increase in river levels 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 in river levels is expected. The MOHO RIVER at Blue Creek South and Jordan is expected to increase minimally over the next few days. The TEMASH RIVER near Crique Sarco is expected to increase minimally over the next few days.

REGIONS 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 March 1, 2021 at 12 pm.

Last night's moonrise at sunset! Photo by Hopkins Uncut