I went snorkeling off Oakridge for the first time in awhile and saw lots of coral turned light blue. This picture isn’t mine, but it’s very similar to what I saw. I asked a dive instructor and he said that this is a defense mechanism when coral starts getting too hot. There is only one buoy thatContinue reading “Coral bleaching seen”
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September 18, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands. Last night just after midnight, we got a nice shower here on Jonesville Point giving us just over a tenth of an inch. You probably saw the light show last night from storms on the coast, but for most of us, they never made it to the islands, though Utila gotContinue reading “September 18, 2023”
September 17, 2023
Today through Wednesday we will continue to have mild winds from the east 5-10 mph and seas 1-2 feet. Rain chances will be small and mostly at night or early morning.Starting Thursday into next weekend our rain chances increase. The Caribbean tropics have been very quiet and there are no tropical storms in the forecast,Continue reading “September 17, 2023”
Sept. 16, 2023
Sept. 16, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. There are two small showers just north of Barbarat and Morat that don’t seem to be moving our way. They actually don’t seem to be moving much at all and will probably disappear in an hour or so. We will continue to have mild winds and seas fromContinue reading “Sept. 16, 2023”
September 15, 2023
Our forecast for today and the weekend is very similar to the past few days, except we will be slightly windier. Daytime winds will be 10 mph and nighttime winds 15 mph with seas at 2 feet. We will continue to have scattered showers and partly cloudy skies. Have a great Friday!
September 14, 2023
Much like yesterday at this time (7 a.m.) we have a small shower moving from east to west over Roatan. It has brought .13 of an inch at my place on Jonesville Point and is coming to an end. Our area of the Caribbean is mostly clear this morning, we just happen to be underContinue reading “September 14, 2023”
September 13, 2023
There is a small shower at 7 a.m. south of Barbarat moving west. If it hold together it will give the island a chance of rain over the next hour, but its pretty small so it won’t get everyone wet. This morning we are getting those calm winds and seas (mostly 1 foot, occasionally 2 feet) thatContinue reading “September 13, 2023”
September 12, 2023
Sept. 12, 2023: Good morning Bay Islands. This morning most of the showers are to our west, but at 7:15 a.m. there is one small shower between Roatan and Utila. Yesterday we saw some showers around 11 a.m., mostly on the west side, bringing about a quarter of an inch. Today the rain chance willContinue reading “September 12, 2023”
September 11, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands. There were some showers this morning mostly on the east side and around Guanaja. Among our reporting stations, only Punta Blanca reported rain, about a tenth of an inch. If you got rain, let us know in comments. Today through Wednesday morning we will all have good chances of scattered showers.Continue reading “September 11, 2023”
September 10, 2023
Good morning Bay Islands. Looks like we got a thundershower around 2:30 a.m. though I slept through it. Let me know in comments what you got at your place. At 9 a.m. we are watching some thundershowers well to our north move to the west and away from us. We should be mostly sunny withContinue reading “September 10, 2023”