Belize Weather Forecast: May 11, 2022

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Mostly clear this morning with some clouds in the south, mostly clear in San Pedro. Generaly fair weather prevails.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Sunny with cloudy spells today and partly cloudy skies tonight. Showers will be isolated.
Winds: E-NE, 5-10 kts
Sea State: Slight
Waves: 1-3 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 85
Outlook: For Thursday and Thursday night is for generally fair weather to continue with only isolated showers.
Sargassum Forecast from May 10 to May 18: More sargassum is expected to drift onto beaches across the country during the next few days. 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. Click for more of the tropical weather outlook...

Marine Conditions:

The Caribbean Sea

A mid and upper level trough with an axis along 80W, S of 16N, is inducing numerous moderate to isolated strong convection from 12N to 15N between 76W and 80W. Otherwise, the land breeze effect from Cuba is leading to scattered moderate convection between western Cuba and the Cayman Islands. Elsewhere, dry conditions prevail.

Moderate to fresh trades encompass the central and eastern Caribbean, with gentle to moderate winds over much of the west. Winds are light to gentle S of 11N in the far SW Caribbean, and also in the vicinity of the Windward Passage. Seas are 3 to 5 ft for most of the basin, with 1 to 3 ft seas in the NW Caribbean.

For the forecast, a surface ridge stretches from the central Atlantic southwestward to near 22N70W. This pattern will maintain moderate to fresh trades across the basin E of 78W today. Low pressure offshore of the SE United States will drift W and eventually inland on Fri. The ridge across the Atlantic to the E of this feature will build westward behind the low through Fri and act to increase tradewinds to fresh to locally strong across the Carib E of 75W starting Thu.

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