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Aug. 21, 2022: Good morning Roatan. We got a lot of thunder and lightning last night and only a little rain. Most of us only got around a quarter of an inch or less, though French Harbor got around three quarters of an inch. At 7 a.m. there is a small area of clouds toContinue reading “Aug. 21, 2022”

Aug. 20, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We’re starting to get into the most active season for tropical weather and the long range forecasts indicate some action in the Atlantic, but nothing that threatens us in the foreseeable future. Our weather will remain pretty boring, with east winds 15-20 mph and seas 2-3 feet (.6 toContinue reading “Aug. 20, 2022”

Aug. 19, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We had a dry day yesterday and will probably have another one today. Even the nighttime rain chances are pretty low. We’ll have winds around 15 mph during the day and 20 mph at night and seas at 3 feet (1 meter). Every day should pretty much be theContinue reading “Aug 19, 2022”

Aug. 18, 2022: Good morning Roatan! The storm we spoke of yesterday went completely around us to the north and is now right on the coast of Belize and Yucatan. The NHS gives it a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical storm when it emerges in the Gulf of Mexico. Here on the eastContinue reading “Aug. 18, 2022”

Aug. 17, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Here on the east side we picked up some rain just before midnight. Punta Blanca got .7 of an inch and Politilly got .3. Coral View got .06 midisland. Mud Hole got a tenth of an inch and Sandy Bay got .02. On the far west side, West BayContinue reading “Aug. 17, 2022”

Aug. 16, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We have had a dry 24 hours. The news of the day is that the wave of moisture we are expecting for tomorrow now has a 20 percent of tropical development over five days. That is a small chance and it won’t happen until it passes by us intoContinue reading “Aug. 16, 2022”

Aug. 15, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We’ve had a hot and dry 24 hours ending this morning. Looks like the forecast is for more of the same. Today will be mostly sunny with winds 12-17 mph and seas at 2-3 feet (.6 to 1 meter). Tonight winds pick up to 20-25 mph and seas 3-4Continue reading “Aug. 15, 2022”

Aug. 14, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! After a brief shower just after midnight we awoke to clear air giving us a good view of the mainland. Locations mid-island and eastward got in on the shower, bringing up to a tenth of an inch of rain. The west side stayed dry. We have a few cloudsContinue reading “Aug. 14, 2022”

Aug. 12, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We have definitely broken out of the rain cycle into a drier period. Today should be a great day on the sea, with mostly sunny skies and relatively calm winds 10-15 mph and 1-2 foot (.3 to .6 meter) seas. Tonight we will have clear skies and winds toContinue reading “Aug. 12, 2022”

Aug. 10, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! The satellite image here is from this morning around 8:30, but it could have been taken most of the day yesterday. For the entire day a complex of clouds and storms sat to our east, but failed to make it to the island. Only a couple of places gotContinue reading “Aug. 10, 2022”