General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just after this post!
Belize NMS:
Present Condition: Mostly clear except fpr a band of clouds across the middle of the country. Clear skies in San Pedro. Moderate easterly airflow prevails. Mostly fair weather will prevail today, with a shower or two over some areas.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast:
Sunny with cloudy spells today and partly cloudy tonight. Showers will be isolated, except for a few more over central and northern areas today.
Winds: E, 10-20 kts
Sea State:
Choppy - Moderate
Waves: 3-6 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 82
Outlook:
(Sun & Sun night) Mainly fair with isolated showers mostly over the south.
Sargassum Forecast from March 15 to March 23:
The chances of more sargassum landing on local beaches continues to increase as satellite imagery show more Sargassum mats drifting into the Gulf of Honduras. San Pedro has a high probability with a moderate 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
Strong to near gale force winds prevail over the south central
Caribbean. Fresh to strong winds are noted elsewhere over the
central and eastern Caribbean. Moderate to fresh winds prevail
over the western Caribbean. Seas are in the 8-10 ft range over the
south central Caribbean, and 5-8 ft over the remainder of the
central Caribbean as well as the eastern Caribbean. Over the
western Caribbean, seas are in the 4-7 ft range.
For the forecast, high pressure north of the area will support
mainly fresh trade winds along with large trade- wind swell across
the Tropical Atlantic forecast zones through the forecast period.
Fresh to strong winds will prevail across the central and eastern
Caribbean during this time. A weak cold front may approach the
Yucatan Channel this weekend.
On Ambergris Caye this morning we have a 19 mph wind from the East creating rough sea conditions around our barrier reef. The day is sunny with a predicted high temperature of 86f.
Fairly similar weather to the last few days, but a bit more cloud around, some heavier and there are traces of high level winds, some causing clashing in the south. There are some small, isolated rain showers around, mainly coastal areas, but some inland.
Looks as if today will be mainly sunny, but with significant clouds, some heavy and the odd chance of some rain showers.
Temperatures in Belmopan : ( Coast usually cooler, hills even cooler ) Last Night 24 °C 74 °F Yesterday max. 31 °C 88 °F Yesterday Rain 0 mm ( 0. ") Over Night Rain 0 mm ( 0 " )
Present Condition: There are a few widely scattered clouds on the mainland, clear in San Pedro. Generally fair weather prevails.
24hr Forecast: Sunny with cloudy spells this afternoon and tomorrow morning and partly cloudy skies tonight. Showers will be isolated, except for slightly more over northern and central areas this afternoon.
Outlook: Between Sunday afternoon and Monday midday is for fair and mostly dry weather to prevail.
Re: Belize Weather Forecast: March 19, 2022
[Re: Marty]
#556247 03/20/2205:15 AM03/20/2205:15 AM
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