General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS:
Present Condition: Partly cloudy skies this morning, including in San Pedro. A slight increase in moisture over the area is expected during the next 24 hours.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast:
Sunny with some cloudy spells today and cloudy at times tonight. A few showers will occur mainly over northern areas of the country today and then continuing over northern and along coastal areas tonight, along with the possibility of isolated thunderstorms developing. Elsewhere, showers will be isolated.
Winds: E-SE, 5-15 kts
Sea State:
Light Chop - Choppy
Waves: 2-5 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 82
Outlook:
For Tuesday and Tuesday night is for a few showers over northern and central areas during the morning. Otherwise, showers will be isolated.
Sargassum Forecast from December 21 to December 29:
Satellite pictures suggest that sargassum has increased slightly over the northwest Caribbean Sea during the past week but steering currents are expected to keep most of these mats offshore during the next few days. San Pedro has a medium probability and a minimal impact.
Tropical Weather Outlook:
The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season has ended, warnings will resume on May 15, 2022.
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Marine Conditions:
Phoenix Resort in San Pedro | Click here for view at the airport/sunset
The Caribbean Sea
A recent scatterometer pass confirmed fresh to strong northeast
winds off the coast of Colombia. A concurrent altimeter pass
showed seas to 8 ft there as well. A trough extends from the
southeast Yucatan Peninsula to eastern Honduras. A pair of ship
observations showed fresh SE winds over the northwest Caribbean,
south of the Yucatan Channel, between the trough and the high
pressure farther north. Elsewhere, 1020 mb high pressure north of
the area over the eastern Gulf of Mexico dominates the pattern
over the Caribbean Sea generating a moderate to fresh trades
mostly across the eastern and central basin, to include the
Windward Passage and in the lee of central Cuba. In addition to
the 6 to 8 ft off central Colombia, seas are roughly 4 to 6 ft
across the basin except for 2 to 4 ft in the northwest Caribbean.
Regional radar shows a few showers over the Leeward Islands
embedded in the trade wind flow, but no significant shower or
thunderstorms activity is evident elsewhere.
For the forecast, the high pressure over the eastern Gulf of
Mexico will continue to maintain moderate to fresh winds across
the Caribbean into Tue, with strong winds pulsing off Colombia
mainly at night. The high pressure will move eastward into the
western Atlantic and strengthen mid to late week, support fresh to
strong winds over parts of the central Caribbean and Gulf of
Honduras by mid week.
On Ambergris Caye this morning we have a wind from the SE blowing at 12 mph. The sky is changing from sunny to looking like it's going to deliver a little free water. Today's predicted high temperature is 85f.
The easterly Caribbean winds have some cloud in them, presently over parts of north Belize, possibly with some rain showers. More moving in later this afternoon or evening to other areas.
Generally sunny for most of the country, but significant clouds in Corozal district and possibly the odd rain shower.
Temperatures in Belmopan : ( Coast usually cooler, hills even cooler ) Last Night 22°C 71°F Yesterday max. 29°C 84°F Yesterday Rain 0 mm ( 0") Over Night Rain 0 mm ( 0" )
Present Condition: Mostly clear, a few clouds in the north. Sunny in San Pedro. A slightly moist southeasterly airflow prevails over the area.
24hr Forecast: Sunny with a few cloudy spells this afternoon becoming cloudy at times tonight. A few showers will affect mainly northern and offshore areas this afternoon and then coastal and central areas tonight into tomorrow morning with the chance for isolated thunderstorms to develop; otherwise, showers will be isolated.
Outlook: Tuesday afternoon through midday Wednesday: Generally fair conditions with only isolated showers developing, if any.
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