Belize Weather Forecast: January 22, 2023

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Mostly clear on the mainland this morning, some light clouds in the southwest. Sunny skies in San Pedro. Generally fair weather prevails.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Sunny with cloudy spells today and partly cloudy skies tonight. Little or no rainfall expected.
Winds: E-SE, 10-20 kts
Sea State: Moderate
Waves: 4-6 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81
Outlook: For Monday is for continuing fair weather with little or no rainfall, but isolated showers will develop Monday night.
Sargassum Forecast from January 19 to January 25: There is only a small chance that new sargassum mats could affect local beaches during the next few days. 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. Click for more of the tropical weather outlook...

Marine Conditions:

The Caribbean Sea

There is a Gale Warning in the south-central Caribbean off the northern coast of Colombia.

Subtropical high pressure extends a ridge SSW across the Caribbean waters, which along with lower pressure in northern Colombia tightens the pressure gradient, thus supporting the continuation of mainly fresh trades across the eastern half of the basin along with 5-8 ft seas, except fresh to strong in the central Caribbean from 10N to 18N where seas are 6-10 ft. Gentle to moderate winds prevail in the NW Caribbean with locally fresh winds near the Gulf of Honduras. Seas are 2-4 ft in the NW Caribbean, locally to 5 ft near the Gulf of Honduras.

For the forecast, fresh to strong trade winds will continue over most of the central and eastern Caribbean through the forecast period. Winds will pulse at night to minimal gale-force near the coast of Colombia on Mon night and Tue night. Moderate to fresh winds will pulse in the Gulf of Honduras through midweek. A cold front is expected to approach the Yucatan Channel area on Thu enhancing winds/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