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Belize Weather Forecast: February 24, 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, a few light clouds in the Chiquibul area. Sunny skies in San Pedro. A gusty and dry east to southeasterly airflow continues to dominate our weather.
Advisories: Small Craft Warning is in effect for strong, gusty winds and rough seas. Small crafts should remain in safe harbor.
24-hour forecast: Mostly sunny skies today. Tonight skies will be clear to partly cloudy. Little to no rainfall is expected.
Winds: E-SE, 15-25 kts , Gusty
Sea State: Rough
Waves: 5-7 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81
Outlook: For Saturday and Saturday night is for mainly fair conditions and showers if any will be isolated.
Sargassum Forecast from February 21 to March 1: There is a high chance that more Sargassum mats could affect beaches 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

An 1026 mb high near the northwest Bahamas continues to support a NE to ESE trade-wind regime across the entire basin. Patchy trade- wind showers are seen south of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Outside the Gale Warning area, strong to near-gale NE to ENE winds with 8 to 10 ft seas are present at the south- central basin. Moderate to fresh with locally strong ENE winds and seas of 5 to 7 ft are found over the north-central basin, including the Windward Passage. Fresh to strong E to ESE winds and 6 to 8 ft seas are occurring at the Gulf of Honduras. Mainly moderate ENE to ESE winds with 4 to 6 ft seas prevail for the remainder of the basin.

For the forecast, the 1026 mb high will maintain fresh to strong trades across the central Caribbean for the next several days. These winds should gradually decrease in both speed and coverage starting Sun. Fresh to strong NE to E winds will also occur in the Windward Passage and lee of Cuba through Sun. Strong to near gale E to SE winds in the Gulf of Honduras will continue through Sun morning. Looking ahead, large long-period N swell will impact the waters near Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by Sun night.


  High Low
Coastal 31° C
87° F
26° C
78° F
Inland 33° C
91° F
21° C
70° F
Hills 27° C
80° F
19° C
66° F
TIDES, SUNRISE & MOONRISE:
Low: 6:46 AM High: 12:49 PM
Low: 7:47 PM High: 1:44 AM (Sat)
Sunrise: 6:14 AM Moonrise: 9:26 AM
Sunset: 5:57 PM Moonset: 10:27 PM


Four Day Weather Outlook:



Winds:


250 Km Radar Picture
(Time Label on picture is GMT. Local time is GMT-6 Hours)


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


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When will it Rain in the Caribbean
When will it rain across the Caribbean? The dry pattern is locked in BUT that pattern will break down in two weeks. In the short-term, only isolated showers will be around. It will stay wet, however, in Guyana and Suriname. By early to mid-March, we'll see a more active pattern with at least the chance of scattered showers.

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On Ambergris Caye this morning it's a sunny warm day but the wind is kickin at 25 mph from the East. We have Advisories: **Small craft caution for coastal waters of Belize.

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Last edited by elbert; 02/24/23 06:56 AM.

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It looks as if there is or has been a cool air bubble moving past us, deflecting the Caribbean winds, but that is now passing over Cuba, not coming near us. There are patches of cloud out at sea and some have been causing rain earlier, but drying up now.

Looks as if today will be mainly sunny but with significant white clouds, no rain expected.

Last Night Temperature 23 °C 74 °F Yesterday max. Temperature 30 °C 87 °F
Humidity 73% Pressure 1018 mBar hPa Yesterday Rain 0 mm ( 0 " ) Over Night Rain 0 mm ( 0 " )

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Present Condition: There are sunny skies over most of the country, including in SanPedro. There are a few light clouds in the central part of the country. A gusty east to southeasterly airflow will continue to support mainly fair conditions. Small Craft Warning is in effect for strong, gusty winds and rough seas. Small crafts should remain in safe harbor.

24hr Forecast: Sunny with a few cloudy spells during the daytime and partly cloudy tonight. Showers, if any will be isolated.

Outlook: For Saturday afternoon to Sunday midday is for continuing fair, breezy and mostly dry weather conditions.

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Drought & Dust Hit the Caribbean
The drought is getting worse, and dust is moving into the Caribbean. Water restrictions remain for many locations, including Jamaica. Some areas will see rain, mainly south of Trinidad and Tobago. With the dry pattern, water shortages will only get worse and cause issues with agriculture. I will monitor the situation closely.

EARTHQUAKE: There was an earthquake early this morning north of Anguilla and Saint Martin. It was a 4.5 magnitude, in the Atlantic. There was no tsunami threat.


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