Belize Weather Forecast: March 30, 2021

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Partly cloudy, more so in the south this morning. Partly cloudy and windy in San Pedro. Mainly fair conditions prevailing.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Sunny skies today with a few cloudy spells. Tonight skies will be partly cloudy. Shower activity will be generally isolated.
Winds: E, 10-20 kts
Sea State: Light Chop
Waves: 2-4 ft.
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 82
Outlook: Wednesday and Wednesday night is for fair weather to continue and shower activity will be generally isolated except for the south where a few more showers can be expected.
Sargassum Forecast from March 24 to March 31: Satellite imagery show a few sargassum mats drifting into the area and these are likely to have moderate impacts on beaches across the country in the coming days.. San Pedro has a medium probability and a moderate 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 a Gale Warning in effect for the south-central Caribbean. Midday scatterometer data depicted fresh to strong easterly trades across central Caribbean, while moderate to fresh trades prevail elsewhere. Fresh winds were also noted in the Gulf of Honduras and across the approach to the WindWard Passage. Seas remain in the 8-10 ft range in the central Caribbean, the highest offshore of northern Colombia, and in the 5-7 ft range elsewhere. Fair weather conditions prevail across the region, with quick- moving showers embedded in the trade wind flow.

High pressure across the Atlantic will continue to support fresh to strong trade winds over south-central Caribbean through the forecast period, with winds pulsing to gale-force near the coast of Colombia at night. Fresh trade winds will prevail elsewhere across the E and central Caribbean. Fresh NE winds are expected across the Windward Passage through Wed night. Winds will increase fresh to strong as a cold front approaches the Yucatan Passage Thu night into Fri.

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