July 1, 2022: Good morning Roatan! Our tropical cyclone, which still has not reach tropical storm status yet, is bringing rain to the coast of Nicaragua and northern Costa Rica as of 8 a.m. this morning. As the day moves along it will quickly move across Central America and emerge into the Pacific, where itContinue reading “July 1, 2022”
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June 30, 2022
June 30, 2022: Good morning Roatan! Yesterday rain threatened much of the day and some of us got quite a bit. Punta Blanca picked up nearly an inch and Mud Hole got .62, while West Bay only got .03. Today and tomorrow should be very nice, with mild winds and seas and partly cloudy skies.Continue reading “June 30, 2022”
June 29, 2022
June 29, 2022: As you can see by the predicted path and predicted wind field of the storm currently off the Venezuelan coast is well to our south, on the southern coast of Nicaragua. Any effects we get will be mild. Today we awoke to more clouds than we’ve been used to. Expect a partlyContinue reading “June 29, 2022”
June 28, 2022
Good morning Roatan! We’ve had a gorgeous 24 hours of weather and that should continue with moderate winds and seas and mostly clear skies. Wednesday night into Thursday morning there will be a higher chance of rain as a wave of unsettled weather passes over. The National Hurricane Center still gives our South American stormContinue reading “June 28, 2022”
June 27, 2022
June 27, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We awoke to clear skies and mild winds and no rain in the last 24 hours. The conditions should continue today and tomorrow with daytime winds around 10 mph and seas 1-2 feet (.3 to .6 meters). Nighttime winds will be 15-20 mph and there will be a smallContinue reading “June 27, 2022”
Evening tropical update for June 26, 2022
The National Hurricane Center has the storm that could become Bonnie up to an 80 percent chance of forming in five days and 60 percent in the next 48 hours. The chart shown here demonstrates how unusual a June tropical system striking South America is. The two in June were one in 1933 and TSContinue reading “Evening tropical update for June 26, 2022”
Tropical update for June 26, 2022
The National Hurricane Center now has our storm near Guyana at a 70 percent chance of becoming at least a tropical depression in the next five days, and chances are good that the next 24 hours could see it actually become a tropical storm. It is entering and environment of low shear (winds that competeContinue reading “Tropical update for June 26, 2022”
June 26, 2022
June 26, 2022: Good morning Roatan! We stayed dry the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. Wind speeds for much of this week look to be stable, in the 10-17 mph range from the east, with 1-2 foot (.3 to .6 meter) waves. All in all it should be a nice week for swimming andContinue reading “June 26, 2022”
June 25, 2022
June 25, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We got a quick bit of rain early this morning and so did Politilly, but only a few hundredths of an inch. Today we will have a fifty fifty chance of rain, especially toward evening. Winds will be from the east/southeast 15-20 mph. Seas will be 2 feet (.6Continue reading “June 25, 2022”
June 23, 2022 and tropical update
June 23, 2022 and tropical update: Good evening, Roatan! Sorry for missing this morning. Last night most of us got somewhere in the neighborhood of an inch of rain. It was long overdue and much needed. As you may know by now, long-range forecasts are trying to bring a tropical system our way. We hadContinue reading “June 23, 2022 and tropical update”