Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Tony LeMay in Palmetto Bay. I love photos with a different perspective.
We will have a little rain around today but even more tomorrow.

At 7:45 a.m. we have some clouds and showers moving from east to west across the islands. Areas around Oakridge have already picked up close to a half inch this morning. Most of us got around a third of an inch yesterday.

Today rain should decrease a bit as we get into midday and afternoon, but we will still have a chance of a scattered shower through the day. Tomorrow looks a bit like yesterday with a good chance of midday rains. After that we go back to mostly overnight and morning showers for the rest of the week.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Winds from the east 15 mph and seas 3 feet, especially south side, will be the norm this week.

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Congratulations to Michelle LeMay on a close win! She wins bed and breakfast for one night for two at Paya Bay Resort.

Lowest tide will be 7:30 p.m. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jim Fraser in West Bay and shows the last light of the setting sun. Most places on the islands you can’t see your shadow this morning, but I don’t think island rabbits have the same reaction as groundhogs.
Michelle LeMay and Lainee Wood Hartsel are having an epic showdown for January Photo of the Month. Head over to https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1A1j6DQsgz/ and break the tie.
Today looks to be rainy.

We have extensive cloud cover across our islands, but as of 8 a.m. only around a tenth of an inch has fallen east side of Roatan and Guanaja. As the day goes on there is a good chance we will all see some rain, but rain totals shouldn’t be extreme.
For the week ahead we will continue to see overnight and morning chances of showers with mostly dry afternoons. The best chances to see daytime rain will come Tuesday and then again on Saturday.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We are seeing east winds 15-20 mph and seas 3-4 feet this morning. Winds will be fairly consistent all week, with trade winds blowing 15-20 mph and seas around 3 feet.

Don’t forget today is Lobster Day at Ikigai by Robby Molina!

Low tides are 6:20 p.m. and 6:45 a.m. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. We aren’t doing a photo of the day today because we are getting a late start and it wouldn’t be fair to the photographer. Tomorrow we will vote on the Photo of January and a one-night bed and breakfast for two at Paya Bay Resort.
We are the only place in the southern Caribbean with some clouds. That gave the east side and midisland a shower around 9:30, with some getting a quarter of an inch. The rest of today and tomorrow should be mostly dry, but Sunday we have a pretty good chance of seeing rain. Scattered showers will continue into next week, but rain totals on any day shouldn’t be too high. Today we will have east winds 17-22 mph and seas 3-4 feet. Starting tomorrow they should calm to east winds 10-15 mph during the day with 2-3 foot seas and 15-20 mph at night.

Today is Pasta Day at Ikigai by Robby Molina. Head over to French Harbour and get a house wine with your meal!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Diana Roberts who calls this photo early morning on Punta Blanca.
Punta Blanca and the rest of the east side has been mostly dry today and yesterday, but midisland and the west side got about a tenth of an inch in an early morning rain after getting up to an inch in a midday rain yesterday. The forecast for the next few days looks drier.

Satellite at 8:15 a.m. has a few popcorn clouds around, but we are mostly sunny. We should be mostly dry today. A few showers are possible tonight and tomorrow morning, but as we get into Thursday, Friday and Saturday the chances even of overnight rain go way down. As we get into Sunday and next week scattered showers will be on the increase.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with east winds around 10 mph and seas 3 feet. Those east winds will start to speed up tonight through Saturday with daytime winds 15-20 mph and seas 3-4 feet and nighttime winds 20-25 mph and seas 4-5 feet especially southside. We keep east winds next week but they will calm to 10-15 mph.

When it is windy and wavy on the south side, Jolly Roger Roatan will take your excursion group to the north side for calm, protected snorkeling in a safe environment. Check out their excursions among your cruise offerings.

Low tides are 3 p.m. and 3 a.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Corky Houseworth on Bando Beach in Utila. The last week has been quite a rainy one on Utila.
The island has gotten .6 as of 7:30 a.m. to go along with 2.7 inches yesterday. In fact Utila has picked up 15 inches in the last week! 😳
The big island has gotten some morning showers on the west side good for about a tenth of an inch. Yesterday most of us saw on-and-off showers but got less than an inch.
Utila will NOT be getting 15 inches in the next week.

At 7:30 a.m. we have some popcorn clouds here and there and perhaps a shower or two. All of this is moving to the west. As the day goes on we should get drier under partly cloudy skies. This week will be a cycle of some overnight and early morning showers and dry middays and afternoons.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Our winds this morning are out of the northeast at 5-10 mph and seas around 3 feet. Today and tomorrow will be calm days with light and variable winds and seas 2-3 feet today and light easterly winds tomorrow and seas 1-2 feet.
Wednesday winds pick up to 10-15 mph from the east and seas 3 feet.
Thursday and Friday trade winds will be quite strong at 20-30 mph and seas 4-5 feet southside. They will calm a little for the weekend to 15-20 mph and seas 3 feet.

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I’m pleased to announce that the prize for the February photo contest is a $100 gift certificate to Prime 504 resto & bar. Keep sending those photos to bookmybio@gmail.com with name and location!

Low tides are 1:40 p.m. and 1:40 a.m. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Elizabeth Brown looking toward French Harbour. Remember the top five liked photos on Facebook compete Feb. 1 for bed and breakfast for one night for two at Paya Bay Resort. I’m starting to look for a sponsor for February’s contest. If you’re interested let me know.
We have a few showers around this morning and many of us have picked up a few hundredths of an inch, though Guanaja has gotten .39. We will keep a few showers around today.

On satellite at 7:30 a.m. we can see quite a bit of cloudiness around, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of rain in here. We will keep a chance of a shower around throughout today, but we should have plenty of dry periods in between.
Starting tomorrow and through the rest of the week we will have chances of overnight and early morning rain, while most of our middays and afternoons will be dry.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day quite wavy with 15 mph northeast winds and seas 5-6 feet. Winds should get calmer as the day goes on and seas down to 4-5 feet. Tomorrow and Tuesday look calmer still, with light and variable winds and seas 2-3 feet.
Wednesday afternoon through the rest of the week we get stronger trade winds back with east winds 17-25 mph and seas 3-5 feet.

The next couple of days will be great times to get on the ferry and go exploring the mainland. And remember Roatan Ferry Galaxy Wave takes precautions to ensure your safety.

Low tides are 1 p.m. and 1 a.m. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Lainee Wood Hartsel at Las Brisas in West End. Of course Las Brisas means “The Breezes” and we’ve got plenty of that, especially on the north side. Don’t forget the winner of the photo contest gets bed and breakfast for one night for two at Paya Bay Resort. Send those photos with name and location to bookmybio@gmail.com.

On the 7 a.m. satellite we have plenty of clouds and showers. Most locations east side have gotten a tenth to two tenths since midnight, Sandy Bay about a quarter of an inch and one station between West Bay and West End lot nearly an inch in a downpour around 6:30. We will keep a rain chance through the morning but we should be drier this afternoon.
We will keep rain chances through the day tomorrow and into Monday morning, but after that things should be drier through next week with a few scattered showers overnights and in the mornings, but middays and afternoons next week should be dry.

We wake up to northeast winds 25-30 mph and seas 6-7 feet. Winds and seas should calm by afternoon to 15-20 mph and seas 5-6 feet.
Tomorrow northeast winds will be 10-15 mph and seas 3-4 feet.
Winds Monday and Tuesday will be light and variable with seas around 2 feet. Wednesday through the weekend we get our easterly trade winds back 15-25 mph and seas around 4 feet southside.

Roa Shares is having a concert next Saturday at EDDY’s on the BEACH in West End. Among items being sought for entry to the free concert is nonperishable dog and cat food to benefit Roatan Operation Animal Rescue.

Tomorrow is AFC and NFC Championship Sunday. Get your steak and chicken for the grill and pork for the smoker at the best meat market on the island, Carniceria Rosita.

Low tides are 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. Have a great weekend!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Wynnona McKay and shows West Bay just after sundown. If you go to West Bay today you will have a wavier experience than Wynnona did.

This morning at 8 a.m. we are getting some clearing over Roatan and Guanaja, while Utila is still dealing with some clouds and rain. Utila has gotten 2-3 inches since midnight after 3-4 inches yesterday. We should all see decreasing rain through midday and afternoon, a welcome break from the rain, before rain, sometimes heavy, returns through the day tomorrow. Saturday will be much like today, with a few morning showers and very windy.
Sunday we will have scattered showers and Monday morning showers leading to a drier week next week.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Boy are we windy today. Some of the buoys are picking up 30 mph southwest winds and 6-7 foot seas. We should calm slightly by afternoon to 20-25 mph west winds and 5-6 foot seas.
Winds continue from the west tomorrow at 12-17 mph and seas around 4 feet.
Saturday winds turn to the northeast at 15-20 mph and seas 5-6 feet.
Sunday winds will be from the east/northeast at 15 mph and seas 4 feet.
Early next week winds will be calmer and seas 2-3 feet before we get heavier trade winds back for the end of next week.

Low tides are 11:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. This morning’s photo of the day come from Jeffrey Hill atop Terra Chula overlooking Jonesville Point.

We are quite wet this morning, with Diamond Rock reporting 1.69 inches, Guanaja 1.72, Utila .93, and most other locations between half an inch and an inch between midnight and 8:30 a.m. More is on the way and tomorrow will be a windy and wavy day on West Bay Beach.

On satellite we can see the massive cold front to our north over the Gulf of Whatever pushing moisture our way. That will bring rain throughout today, perhaps intensifying with some downpours around nightfall. Tomorrow we will have chances of rain, but we should have less rain tomorrow than today. Friday looks like another day of sometimes intense rain. Saturday again a bit lighter on rain. After we get through Sunday we should get drier next week.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to north winds around 10 mph and seas 3 feet. We should stay around there today with seas maybe getting up to 4 feet by nightfall.
The big change is that tomorrow morning we expect westerly winds 25-30 mph tomorrow morning and seas 5 feet. Those are the kind of waves that come crashing in on normally tranquil West Bay Beach. As the day goes on they will moderate a bit to 20-25 mph winds and 4-5 foot seas. Along with those occasional showers, tomorrow will feel chilly, with temps in the low to mid 70s. (22-23C)
Friday will be slightly calmer with west winds 7-15 mph and seas 3-4 feet.
The weekend looks windy and wavy, with northeast winds 15-25 mph and seas 5-7 feet.
Early next week looks calmer with 2-3 foot seas but trade winds return for the end of next week.

Sunday we welcome back Lobster Day at Ikigai by Robby Molina, with two lobster tails, two sides and wine, all for $18. A great deal with great ambiance and the best chef in the land. You can’t beat that.

All tides continue to be unusually low. Have a great Wednesday!