Belize Weather Forecast: February 6, 2020

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Clear skies. A warm southeasterly airflow prevails.
Advisories: *A Small Craft Caution is in effect for ocassionally gusty winds and locally rough seas.*
24-hour forecast: Sunny and warm today, then partly cloudy and fairly cool tonight. Little or no rainfall is expected.
Winds: South-Southeast | 10-20 kts | Gusty BECOMING North-Northwest | 10-20 kts
Sea State: Moderate-Rough
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81
Outlook: For Friday and Friday night is for cloudy spells along with isolated showers occurring mostly offshore and over the south.
Tropical Weather Outlook: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of Mexico within the next 48 hours. Click for more...

Marine Conditions:

	Winds	Seas	Waves	Details
Today	SE-S 10-20 kts	Moderate-Rough	5-8 ft	LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL.
Tonight	E-NE 5-15 kts	Moderate-Rough	4-7 ft	CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS. WINDS SHIFTING LATE TO BECOME N-NW 10-20 KT.
Tomorrow	N-NW 10-20 kts	Moderate-Rough	4-7 ft	ISOLATED SHOWERS.
Outlook	N-NE 10-20 kts	Moderate-Rough	4-7 ft	FRIDAY NIGHT:- ISOLATED SHOWERS.

The Caribbean Sea

Mid- to upper-level ridging continues to cover the Caribbean. Scattered showers are seen moving across the Greater and Lesser Antilles. An area of moderate showers is noted between the Cayman Islands and Cuba. However, the subsidence from the ridging is inhibiting deep convection.

The latest scatterometer data depicts easterly near-gale force winds north of Colombia with strong trades across the central basin in addition to the Gulf of Honduras. Elsewhere, fresh trades are seen in the eastern and parts of the western Caribbean. Seas are ranging 4 to 6 feet across the Caribbean, with seas building to 12 feet north of Colombia and 9 feet in the Gulf of Honduras.

High pressure north of the area will shift eastward through Fri ahead of a cold front moving across the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic. The front will move into the northwest Caribbean Fri then stall and dissipate through Sun. High pressure building again north of the area in the wake of the front will support winds to gale force off Colombia, mainly at night, starting late Sat.

	High	Low
Coastal	31° C 88° F	24° C 76° F
Inland	36° C 96° F	22° C 72° F
Hills	32° C 90° F	19° C 66° F

TIDES:
High: 8:47 AM	Low: 1:24 PM
High: 7:42 PM	Low: 3:13 AM (Fri)
Sunrise: 6:23 AM	Moonrise: 3:21 PM
Sunset: 5:50 PM	Moonset: 4:54 AM (Fri)

Four Day Weather Outlook:

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://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:
http://cayecaulkerweather.com/weatherdata/caye-caulker-belize-live-weather-data.htm

The Caribbean winds are from the SE but shielded by Honduras, so no Caribbean wind over Belize as yet. There is a light "Tiger" surface wind from the SW probably assisting with the fog on the north side of the mountains in central western Belize and Guatamala. The high level SW winds are causing a lot of cloud over the Gulf, but not effecting Belize.

It looks as if today will be mainly sunny, after the flog and low flying cloud has cleared, no rain expected.

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Temperatures in Belmopan : ( Coast usually cooler, hills even cooler )
Last night min. 21°C 70°F Yesterday max. 31°C 88°F Yesterday Rain 0.0 mm ( 0.0" )

Present Condition: Sunny
24hr Forecast: Sunny this afternoon with no rainfall expected then cloudy spells and cool tonight and tomorrow morning with isolated showers mostly offshore.

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