Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Phil Sikora and offers a view of cumulus clouds through the power lines of Los Fuertes. We enjoyed a day of between a tenth and a quarter of an inch of rain on Roatan, less on Guanaja and more on Utila. Unfortunately our rain will not continue, and we will have mostly dry conditions through the weekend.
Our satellite image today reminds us of what we’ve been seeing the last two weeks before yesterday, with morning rain showers near Belize and well to our east. We have partly cloudy skies over us, but generally those clouds are not rain producers. Through the weekend our best chance of rain will be Saturday night/Sunday morning, but even then the chance is low, maybe 30 percent.
Roatan Weather supporter Megan Mitchell sent along this video of the happy occasion yesterday, along with her measurement of a quarter inch of rain in Sandy Bay.
Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with pretty typical 20 mph east/southeast winds and 3 foot seas southside. Winds will calm to 15 mph by midday and seas 2-3 feet. Tomorrow looks much like today, but Sunday we look for calmer conditions, with east winds 5-10 mph much of the day and seas 1-2 feet.
By the way, my day today will be mostly sunny, since it is the 21st anniversary of my obtaining the privilege of being married to the lovely Susan Andrews.
June 21 is often the first day of summer, but actually astronomical summer started yesterday with June 20 being the longest day of the year, due to this being a leap year. Nothing says “summer weekend” like a barbecue, and no one on the island produces better raw materials for barbecue than Carniceria Rosita. I recently visited the Rosita in Coxen Hole in the heart of the big city. It is quite a sight, with locals lined up at the butchers’ windows. If you want a taste of “real Roatan.” park your car somewhere and walk to Rosita’s Coxen location and come away with a bag full of goodies for the barbecue.
Low tide is 2:15 p.m. We’re getting close to full moon. Have a great Friday!
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