Belize Weather Forecast: January 19, 2022

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Mostly cloudy on the mainland except along the shoreline. Partly cloudy skies right now in San Pedro. An easterly airflow will prevail over the area and temperatures will gradually warm up.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Sunny with some cloudy spells today and partly cloudy to cloudy tonight. Showers will be brief and isolated.
Winds: E, 5-15 kts
Sea State: Slight-Light Chop
Waves: 1-4 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81
Outlook: For Thursday and Thursday night is for a few showers developing during the daytime, increasing especially along the coast during the nighttime.
Sargassum Forecast from January 18 to January 26: Chances of significant amounts of Sargassum reaching our shores during the next few days are very low. San Pedro has a low probability with a minimal impact.
Tropical Weather Outlook: The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season has ended, warnings will resume on May 15, 2022. Click for more of the tropical weather outlook...

Marine Conditions:

Phoenix Resort in San Pedro | Click here for view at the airport/sunset

The Caribbean Sea

A Gale Warning is in effect for the south-central Caribbean near the coast of Colombia.

The most recent satellite derived wind data provide observations of strong to near gale force winds near the coast of Colombia, and fresh to strong winds across the Windward passage and in the Gulf of Venezuela. Elsewhere moderate to fresh trades prevail. Seas are 8-11 ft within about 90 nm of the coast of Colombia, and 6-8 ft over the reminder of the south-central Caribbean, including the Caribbean waters of eastern Panama. Seas of 4-6 ft are noted elsewhere across the east and central Caribbean, with mainly seas of 3-5 ft in the NW part of the basin.

A line of showers with embedded thunderstorms crosses the Windward passage and extends across northern Jamaica in association with the remnants of a frontal boundary. NE winds between the Bahamas and Cuba are transporting some low level clouds with possible showers across eastern Cuba. Elsewhere, shallow moisture embedded in the trade wind flow will continue to move across the basin producing isolated to scattered passing showers.

For the forecast, the pressure gradient between high pressure building across the W Atlantic and the Colombian low will support pulsing winds to minimal gale force across the south-central Caribbean, particularly within about 90 nm of the coast of Colombia at night. Seas will build to 10-12 ft with these winds. These marine conditions are expected tonight and Thu night. The aerial extent of the fresh to strong trades will increase today and persist through Fri, covering mainly the waters between 70W and 80W. Generally moderate to fresh trades will prevail elsewhere.

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://sanpedrowx.com/
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:
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/bz/caye-caulker-village