General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just after this post!
Belize NMS:
Present Condition: Partly cloudy on the mainland this morning, mostly light cloud cover as a tropical wave approaches. Mostly cloudy in San Pedro with a little rain.
Advisories: None. A small craft caution for gusty winds and locally rough seas near heavy showers and thunderstorms will probably begin later today.
24-hour forecast:
For Wednesday morning is for cloudy skies with some outbreaks of showers and thunderstorms starting first along the coast and then spreading to most areas during the daytime.
Winds: E-SE, 10-20 kts
Sea State:
Choppy
Waves: 3-5 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 85
Outlook:
Thursday morning expect showery and continuous outbreaks of showers and thunderstorms across the country and this will be associated with the passage of a strong tropical wave.
Sargassum Forecast from August 9 to August 17:
There continues to be a low to medium chance of more sargassum landing on local beaches during the next few days. San Pedro has a medium probability with a moderate impact.
Tropical Weather Outlook:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of Mexico during the next 48 hours.
Click for more of the tropical weather outlook...
Marine Conditions:
Phoenix Resort in San Pedro
The Caribbean Sea
There is one tropical wave in the Atlantic, and two in the Caribbean.
Aside from the convection discussed in the Tropical Waves section,
isolated showers and thunderstorms dot the waters north of 19N
between the Windward Passage and Yucatan Channel. The rest of the
basin enjoys tranquil weather conditions. A weak pressure
gradient supports moderate or weaker easterly trade winds across
the basin, except for locally fresh to strong trades off N
Colombia and the Gulf of Venezuela, with fresh to local strong
winds in the Gulf of Honduras. Seas are in the 3-5 ft range in
the south- central Caribbean as well as in the Gulf of Honduras.
Seas of 1-3 ft prevail elsewhere.
For the forecast, the two tropical waves in the western Caribbean
are expected to continue generating strong thunderstorms across
NE portions of Honduras and Nicaragua and across the Gulf of
Honduras. This active weather is expected to shift gradually
westward with the tropical waves through Wed night. Weak 1015 mb
high pressure is centered near 25N70W and yielding generally
moderate trade winds across much of the basin. This high will
strengthen modestly behind the exiting tropical waves tonight
through Fri night to gradually bring a return of fresh to strong
trade winds across the south-central basin. A tropical wave
accompanied by a very broad surface trough will move across the
Tropical Atlantic waters Thu night, across the eastern Caribbean
Fri, and the central Caribbean Fri night and Sat.
The tropical wave that is advancing over Nicaragua and Honduras has a 20% chance of cyclonic development for 5 days. This tropical wave is expected to continue moving over Central America, emerging in the Bay of Campeche where it is possible there is a gradual development of this system and a center of low pressure would be forming near the weekend as it moves northwest. At the moment it is not possible to determine a trajectory or impact of this system as nothing is formed yet.
For further information on tropical conditions, check the daily Tropical Weather Outlook, click here
On Ambergris Caye this morning the wind is East-SE at 15 mph and the sea choppy. We have a dark overcast sky with heavy rain. Our expected high temperature for today is 85 f.
That storm over eastern Honduras has moved up into the Caribbean and producing many small swellups, most out at sea, but some now over northern Belize and coastal central areas, so rain, some heavy.
Looks as if today will be rather cloudy for most and rain in the north and some central areas.
Last Night 26 °C 78 °F Yesterday max. 33 °C 91 °F Yesterday Rain 0 mm ( 0 " ) Over Night Rain 0 mm ( 0 " ) Humidity 83 % Pressure 1003 mBar ( 29.6" ) Very Low
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