General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just after this post!
Belize NMS:
Present Condition: Party cloudy on the mainland this morning, less so in the north. Mostly clear in San Pedro. A cold front will move into the Yucatan Channel by late Friday and reach from central Cuba to Belize by Saturday night. Fresh to locally strong winds and rough seas will follow the front. Generally fair weather prevailing.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast:
Sunny with cloudy spells today with isolated showers. Cloudy at times tonight with a few showers mainly along the coast.
Winds: E, 5-10 kts
Sea State:
Slight
Waves: 1-3
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 83
Outlook:
For Thursday morning is for a few showers around the country, decreasing and becoming isolated Thursday afternoon and night.
Sargassum Forecast from December 13 to December 27:
Little to no impacts from sargassum expected over the next two weeks. San Pedro has a low probability with a minimal impact.
Tropical Weather Outlook:
he 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season has ended, warnings will resume on May 15, 2023.
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Marine Conditions:
View at the airport/sunset
The Caribbean Sea
High pressure over the eastern United States extends southward
into the Caribbean Sea, maintaining fairly tranquil weather
conditions, except for a few pockets of shallow moisture moving
through the NW Caribbean as well as the eastern Caribbean. The
pressure gradient between the ridge to the north and lower
pressures in northern South America sustain mainly fresh to strong
easterly trade winds in the central Caribbean south of 20N, with
the strongest winds occurring off NW Colombia and in the Gulf of
Venezuela. The seas in these waters are 5-8 ft. Moderate to
locally fresh easterly breezes and seas of 3-6 ft are present in
the eastern Caribbean. Elsewhere, light to locally moderate
easterly winds and slight seas prevail, locally fresh through the
Windward Passage.
For the forecast, surface ridging north of the region combined
with low pressure over Colombia will continue to support pulsing
fresh to strong NE to E tradewinds across the central and SW
Caribbean through the remainder of the week and upcoming weekend.
Moderate to fresh winds will prevail in the E Caribbean with
gentle to moderate winds in the W Caribbean. Moderate, long-
period N to NE swell will continue to move into the tropical
Atlantic waters for the next several days. A cold front will move
into the Yucatan Channel by late Fri and reach from central Cuba
to Belize by Sat night, dissipating from eastern Cuba to eastern
Honduras Sun. Fresh to locally strong winds and rough seas will
follow the front.
On Ambergris Caye this morning a Sanpedrano Fishemanman went out for the days catch with his dory and son aboard. The sun came up at 6:19. The wind is from the Northeast at 9 mph. Our expected high is 84. The charm is still here.
Complicated weather this morning, there is regular easterly Caribbean winds with white clouds coming in, but there is something moving from the north over north Belize, and the surface wind over Belmopan is from the SW "Tiger" wind.
Looks as if today may be highly variable, presently sunshine and clouds, only a few spots of rain, but this may change over the day.
Last Night 22 °C 72 °F Yesterday max. 27 °C 81 °F Yesterday Rain 4.8 mm ( 0.19 " ) Over Night Rain 0.1 mm ( 0.0 " ) Humidity 82% Pressure 1017 mBar hPa
The shortest day of the year is around the 20 - 24 December. Belize has a distorted Sunrise and Sunset pattern. Earliest Sun set is about 5:15 in late November, but latest Sun rise is about 6:25 in mid January.
There are patches of rain around, patches of thicker Caribbean clouds. There is a stagnant line just off the coast, that appears to be causing Caribbean clouds to form. There is still a slight SW surface wind over Belmopan.
Present Condition: Mostly clear skies throughout the country, including in San Pedro. A light northeasterly airflow prevailing.
24hr Forecast: Mostly sunny skies today. Tonight skies will be partly cloudy to clear. Showers will be isolated, except for a few more showers over southern areas late night and early morning.
Outlook: For Thursday afternoon thru to Friday midday is for fair weather to prevail with only isolated showers.
Caribbean Christmas Front The Caribbean Christmas front is coming! The main storm is building in the United States, and will usher Canadian air all the way into the Gulf of Mexico!
Cooler air will be felt this weekend in the Northern Caribbean, The Bahamas, and Bermuda. The rain chance will be higher as the front arrives on Christmas, especially for: Belize, Mexico, The Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas.
The crescent moon joins the early morning views of Pelican Street. Photo by Marlena Gomez
Weather analysis shows the Junajaw cold front over the Gulf of Mexico, approaching the Peninsula. It will arrive in the next few hours weakening, generating some showers and cool breeze from the north and northeast.
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