Good morning Bay Islands. This morning’s photo of the day comes from Kimberley Harper showing sunrise on Camp Bay. Our forecast continues to be boring, with mostly sunny skies and 15 mph east winds and 2 foot seas, but I’ll try to give us some hope for the middle of May. This is the GFS forecast for moistureContinue reading “May 3, 2024”
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Rainfall for April 2024
We are putting .73 of an inch in the record books for May. That was the total in Sandy Bay and is representative of what was received islandwide. Guanaja got one big downpour that gave them 3.36 inches on the south side of the main island and 1.71 on the north side. Our .73 givesContinue reading “Rainfall for April 2024”
May 2, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Lainee Hartsel Wood and shows a sort of parking lot for boats in Half Moon Bay in West End. This month, the five photos with the most likes will compete for $50 credit at Hangover Hut in West Bay. Send photos to bookmybio@gmail.com withContinue reading “May 2, 2024”
Difference between El Niño and La Niña for Roatan hurricane chances
I thought we might take a look at the difference between hurricanes in La Niña years and El Niño years. Last year was a major La Niña year and, just as this chart shows, we didn’t have to deal with a lot of hurricanes in the Caribbean. You will notice La Niña brings an increaseContinue reading “Difference between El Niño and La Niña for Roatan hurricane chances”
May 1, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Some of you have the day off because today is the International Day of the Worker in Honduras and around 160 other countries. Our photo of the day comes from Josée Massicotte in West Bay and shows a unique perspective on a sunset. She will be the first to be enteredContinue reading “May 1, 2024”
April 30, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is from Glory Cone and shows a young man entering the water to hunt lionfish in Lucy Point. I have made the decision to do the photo contest on May 1, because doing it on the last day of the month confused some people. The topContinue reading “April 30, 2024”
Effect of La Niña on hurricanes on Roatan and the Bay Islands
One of the big questions people want answered is “How likely is my vacation to the Bay Islands to be interrupted by a hurricane?” The answer is usually not very likely, but let’s take a look at how we might be impacted by La Niña, which is expected to cool the Pacific waters by lateContinue reading “Effect of La Niña on hurricanes on Roatan and the Bay Islands”
April 29, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. For our photo of the day is Murray Diederich’s pic of the last time the world’s largest cruise ship docked on our island. This time it will be greeted with morning clouds, afternoon sun and brisk east winds. The clouds we have this morning are the result of these mid-level clouds moving inContinue reading “April 29, 2024”
April 28, 2024
Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Kathy Sidenstricker and shows the Icon of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, behind the Flowers Bay Roatan sign. The Icon will be returning to the island tomorrow. It will be a windy, dry visit. On satellite this morning, the popcorn clouds areContinue reading “April 28, 2024”
Declination of the sun over Roatan
In our recent discussions about temperature on Roatan, I noted that May and September seem to be the hottest months of the year, which I attributed to lack of clouds and, especially in September, calm winds. But Roger Quigg of Jolly Roger Roatan pointed out the role of declination, that is the angle of theContinue reading “Declination of the sun over Roatan”
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