Belize Weather Forecast: February 23, 2022

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: A few light clouds, mostly in the southwest. Mostly clear skies in San Pedro this morning. A moderate easterly airflow, mainly fair weather will prevail.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Sunny with a few cloudy spells today and partly cloudy tonight. Showers will be isolated, with the chance of a few more occurring over northern areas today and then over southern areas tonight.
Winds: E, 10-20 kts
Sea State: Choppy - Moderate
Waves: 3-6 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81
Outlook: (Thur & Thur night) Continuing mostly fair with isolated showers, except for slightly more over central areas Thursday morning and over the south Thursday night.
Sargassum Forecast from February 22 to March 2: No significant influx of Sargassum is expected during the next few days. San Pedro has a minimal 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

There are pulsing gale-force winds offshore Colombia. The gradient between high pressure ridging in the western Atlantic and lower pressure over Colombia is producing strong NE winds over the south-central Caribbean, reaching gale force off the coast of Colombia. Strong winds are also funneling through the Windward Passage, the lee side of Cuba and southern Hispaniola. Seas are 5 to 7 ft in the NW and north-central Caribbean and 8 to 11 ft in the south-central and portions of the SW basin. The rest of the basin is dominated by moderate to fresh easterly trades and moderate seas.

For the forecast, strong high pressure over the SW N Atlantic waters extending a ridge across the northern half of the Caribbean will continue to support gale force NE winds off the coast of Colombia and fresh to strong NE winds in the lee side of Cuba, south of Hispaniola and across the Windward Passage through late Fri. A cold front is forecast to enter the NW Caribbean Sun night followed by moderate to fresh N to NE winds. Otherwise, moderate trade winds over the tropical north Atlantic waters east of the Lesser Antilles will increase to fresh speeds Fri afternoon and continue through Sun night along with building seas.

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