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Belize Weather Forecast: January 22, 2021 General Situation: Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post! Belize NMS: Present Condition: Partly cloudy this morning, less so in the north. Mainly fair conditions to set in today and continue for the next few days. Advisories: None. 24-hour forecast: A few cloudy spells with shower activity being isolated. Winds: E-SE, 5-15 kt Sea State: Light chop Waves: 2-4 ft. Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 80 Outlook: Generally fair with only isolated showers, if any, for saturday into saturday night. Sargassum Forecast from January 21 to January 27: Impacts from sargassum are expected to continue minimal to moderate this week with the chance of a few mats drifting ashore. San Pedro has a medium probability and a moderate expected impact. Tropical Weather Outlook: There are no organized tropical features across the Atlantic basin at this time. Updates will resume at the beginning of the 2021 hurricane season (June 1). Click for more... Marine Conditions: The Caribbean Sea There is a Gale Warning in the south central Caribbean northwest of the coast of Colombia. Elsewhere across the Caribbean, fresh to strong trades are noted in the south central Caribbean, with mainly moderate to fresh trades elsewhere. Seas are mainly 3-6 ft across the basin outside of the stronger winds near the coast of Colombia. Mainly fair conditions are noted on satellite imagery with isolated trade wind showers possible. High pressure north of the area will continue to support fresh to strong winds over the south central Caribbean. Mainly moderate to fresh trades will prevail elsewhere, pulsing to fresh to strong near the Gulf of Honduras early next week. Northerly swell will propagate into the Tropical N Atlantic waters early next week.   High Low Coastal 29° C 85° F 24° C 75° F Inland 32° C 90° F 21° C 70° F Hills 24° C 75° F 18° C 65° F TIDES: High: 5:10 AM Low: 11:01 AM High: 4:44 PM Low: 12:45 AM (Sat) Sunrise: 6:26 AM Moonrise: 12:49 PM Sunset: 5:42 PM Moonset: 1:58 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://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

On Ambergris Caye this morning it's sunny with an expected high temperature for the day of 85 f. The sea is calm and the wind is from the East at 13 mph.

Generally just the easterly Caribbean winds this morning, with some cloud, more so towards the south, but resulting in a lot of cloud cover, like raised fog, over most of central and south Belize this morning, dropping just a little bit of drizzle.

Looks as if this morning will remain cloudy for most, sun in the north, but get brighter later, only a small chance of any significant rain.



Temperatures in Belmopan : ( Coast usually cooler, hills even cooler )
Last Night 23°C 74°F Yesterday 28°C 83°F Yesterday Rain 7.8 mm ( 0.3")

There is now more cloud in the north, and heavier over the Cayo district.

Present Condition: Mostly clear, a few clouds in the south and west. Mainly fair weather will prevail the next couple of days.

24hr Forecast: Sunny with a few cloudy spells this afternoon and then clear to partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow morning. Mainly fair weather will prevail with only isolated showers developing.

Outlook: For Saturday afternoon through to midday on Sunday is for continuing mainly fair weather. Showers, if any, will be isolated.





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Flood Report and Forecast for January 22, 2021

River Conditions

REGION 7 - On the RIO HONDO at Blue Creek, Santa Cruz, San Antonio, San Roman and Douglas, levels are below normal and steady. On the NEW RIVER at Tower Hill and Caledonia levels are below normal and rising.

REGION 9 - On the MACAL RIVER reservoir levels at all BECOL facilities are below the spillway: while at San Ignacio, levels are below the low-level bridge and steady. Levels on the MOPAN RIVER at Benque Viejo Town are near normal and falling. The BELIZE RIVER at Double Run is above normal and is rising slowly. The CROOKED TREE LAGOON remains at FLOOD STAGE and continues to fall slowly.

REGION 11 - Levels on the SIBUN RIVER at Freetown Sibun is near normal and has seen a minimal rise. Levels on the SOUTHERN LAGOON near Gales Point Village are above normal and steady. The 'watersheds on the EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MAYAN MOUNTAINS are normal and steady. The SITTEE RIVER at Kendal Bridge is above normal and steady. On MONKEY RIVER at the Swasey and Bladen Branches levels are near normal and steady. Levels on the RIO GRANDE at San Pedro Columbia and Big Falls South are near normal and steady. On the MOHO RIVER at Blue Creek South and Jordan levels are normal and steady. On the TEMASH RIVER near Crique Sarco levels are below normal and falling.

REGION 13 - On the SARSTOON RIVER levels are below normal and falling.

FLOOD FORECAST

REGION 7 - On the RIO HONDO at Blue Creek, river levels are expected to remain below normal and at Santa Cruz, San Antonio, San Roman and Douglas to the coast, a minimal increase in river levels is expected. On the NEW RIVER at Tower Hill and Caledonia, normal ad steady levels are expected.

REGION 9 - On the MACAL RIVER, reservoir levels is expected to remain below the spillway at all BECOL facilities: at San Ignacio, levels are expected to remain below the low-level bridge. On the MOPAN RIVER at Benque Viejo Town, river levels are expected to become normal.

On the BELIZE RIVER at Double Run, river levels are expected to become steady over the next few days. On the CROOKED TREE LAGOON, FLOOD STAGE is expected to continue to recede.

REGION 11 - On the SIBUN RIVER at Freetown Sibun, levels is expected to become steady the recede to normal levels over the next few days. On the SOUTHERN LAGOON near Gales Point, levels are expected to become normal. In watersheds on the EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MAYAN MOUNTAINS, normal levels are expected to continue. On the SITTEE RIVER, at Kendal Bridge river levels are expected to decrease to near normal over the next few days. on the Swasey and Bladen branches of the MONKEY RIVER. levels are expected to become normal. On the RIO GRANDE at San Pedro Columbia and Big Falls South normal and steady levels are expected. On the MOHO RIVER at Blue Creek South and Jordan, a minimal increase in river level is expected. Levels on the TEMASH RIVER near Crique Sarco are expected to increase minimally over the next few days.

REGION 13 - On the SARSTOON RIVER. a minimal increase in river levels is expected.

The next Flood Report and Forecast will be issued on Monday January 25, 2021 at 12 pm

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