Belize Weather Forecast: February 17, 2023



General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Mostly clear, a few light clouds on the mainland and in San Pedro. Conditions will become less dry during today.
Advisories: A small craft caution remains in effect this morning for occasionally gusty winds and locally rough seas.
24-hour forecast: Mostly sunny today becoming cloudy at times tonight. Showers will be isolated with a few more developing over some coastal and southern areas tonight.
Winds: E-SE, 10-20 kts
Sea State: Moderate - Rough
Waves: 4-7 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 80
Outlook: Cloudy at times with a few showers developing mostly over southern and some coastal areas on Saturday morning and night, and only isolated activity otherwise.
Sargassum Forecast from February 14 to February 22: There is a medium to high chance that new sargassum mats could affect coastal communities across the country during the next few days. San Pedro has a high probability and a moderate expected 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

The Bermuda high of 1029 mb centered near 31N59W extends a ridge southward into the northern Caribbean, thus tightening the pressure gradient in the region and supporting fresh to strong trade winds S of 20N and E of 82W as well as in the Gulf of Honduras where seas have built to 9 ft. In the central and eastern Caribbean, seas are 7 to 10 ft, except for 11 to 14 ft off the coast of Colombia. Otherwise, moderate to fresh ESE winds are in the remainder NW Caribbean with seas to 5 ft.

For the forecast, the subtropical ridge centered north of the area will sustain fresh to strong easterly trades across most of the basin E of 82W through the forecast period, including the Windward Passage. Winds will pulse nightly to gale force off the coast of Colombia through early next week. Northerly swell across the tropical Atlantic waters will subside Mon night. Strong trade winds east of the Leeward Islands will diminish to fresh speeds Sat night.


  High Low
Coastal 29° C
84° F 		23° C
74° F
Inland 31° C
88° F 		20° C
68° F
Hills 24° C
75° F 		17° C
63° F
TIDES, SUNRISE & MOONRISE:
High: 9:04 AM Low: 1:00 PM
High: 7:35 PM Low: 3:00 AM (Sat)
Sunrise: 6:18 AM Moonset: 3:16 PM
Sunset: 5:55 PM Moonrise: 5:01 AM (Sat)


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://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