Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Patti Bombace Yelinek taken from the shore at West Bay of rays of sun surrounding a cruise ship. It is a nice reminder that if you’re in North America planning a cruise, don’t forget to check out Jolly Roger Roatan for your safe and fun-filled shore excursion!
We’re in the low 70s, but many of us got to 69. Most of us were 1 or 2 degrees warmer this morning than yesterday morning. Sadly, that trend will continue as we start getting back to more normal temperatures for this time of year, but still very comfortable. Our lows this time of year are normally around 73 and highs around 82.
A few of us saw some showers this morning, up to a quarter of an inch in West Bay and Utila. Here on Jonesville Point we saw an additional quarter of an inch last night before midnight.
Much of the rain is to our west, but not all showers get picked up by radar. We will have a 30 percent chance of a shower throughout the day. The chance goes up to 50 percent overnight. Tomorrow we will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers. The showers should be light, with around half an inch forecast for most of us. Showers last through Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon into the rest of the holiday weekend looks great, with a very low chance of an isolated shower through Christmas Day.
Seas this morning are from the northeast at 3-4 feet. Winds will remain light and variable, but swell (waves from winds elsewhere) will push seas to 5 feet for Guanaja, 4 feet for Roatan and 3 feet for Utila tomorrow. Seas will be back to 3 feet for the weekend and perhaps 2 feet for Christmas Day.
For our long-range forecast, a norther is coming next week, but there is some disagreement as to when. The GFS says Tuesday and Wednesday, while most other models say Wednesday evening through Friday morning. In any case, it looks like a pretty mild norther, with north winds 10-15 mph, seas 3-4 feet and moderate rain. A stronger norther may be coming around Jan. 2. We’ll keep an eye on it.
We’ve already gotten several order for the Roatan Weather Calendar, complete with moon phases, rainfall averages and average temperatures on the island. Let me know if you want me to reserve one for you!
Tide will be quite low at 11:20 p.m. Have a great Thursday!
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