Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Larry Cox, who captures the blood red moon during full eclipse last night from West Bay. We had a great view of the eclipse here, with very few clouds. We should be mostly sunny through the weekend, with a few more clouds Monday and especially Tuesday with a chance of showers.

We have a few high clouds this morning, but we will remain mostly sunny through the weekend. Monday we will see some clouds moving in from a VERY weak cold front.

Here is the GFS forecast of rain through Tuesday. It looks much less impressive than the forecast we had a week ago for the cold front that brought many of us half an inch to an inch of rain. This system may leave some of us dry and give others of us a shower or two. I would say the best chance of rain right now looks to be Tuesday evening. After that we go back to being dry. This is March after all.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: This morning we have southeast winds 5-10 mph and seas around 2 feet. We will stay fairly calm through the day today, but this evening and overnight east winds will pick up to 15-20 mph and seas 3 feet. Tomorrow we will have daytime winds from the east around 15 mph and 3 foot seas and over night 20-25 mph with 4 foot seas. Sunday looks like a calmer day and Monday and Tuesday the winds turn to the north, mostly around 10 mph, but Monday evening through Tuesday morning north winds will be around 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet northside. After Tuesday winds turn back to the east and will be moderate 10-15 mph.

Weekends are made for grilling, and you will want to get the best meats on the island by heading over to Carniceria Rosita in French Harbour or Coxen Hole.

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

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Davinci McNab at Paya Bay Resort. This was taken on a clear day but today we have plenty of clouds and some rain around.

On satellite at 8 a.m. we can see the cold front over us. Individual rain clouds are moving from north to south. We also have a few breaks in the clouds. At 8 a.m. West Bay has gotten almost an inch of rain, while Sandy Bay has received between a quarter and half an inch and points east have gotten little or no rain. Rain should decrease as the day goes along, but we will keep chances of a few scattered showers around all day.
We will have a small chance of rain tomorrow morning, but after that we should stay dry and sunny the rest of the week into the weekend. We are watching another system that could bring rain next Monday into Tuesday.

Low tides are 1:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Helen Murphy in West Bay showing the Icon of the Seas leaving with the setting of the sun.
We have a small chance of a shower tomorrow and better chances coming Monday into Tuesday.

On satellite this morning we see clear skies over us. Clear skies will continue today, but a cold front is coming down from the north. This will give us a few more clouds tomorrow and maybe a 20 percent chance of a shower. Another stronger front is expected Monday into Tuesday which will give us better chances of rain after a dry weekend.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Winds will be light and variable today and seas 1-2 feet. They will turn back to the east tomorrow at 10 mph and seas 2 feet. Friday into Saturday morning we will be a bit windier at 12-17 mph with Friday seas 2-3 feet and 3-4 feet Saturday morning. Saturday midday and afternoon winds look calmer, but overnight into Sunday morning they get back to 12-17 mph and seas 3 feet. Monday and Tuesday winds turn to the west/northwest with the cold front and there is some disagreement about how strong they will be.

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Lowest tide is around 9 p.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Indira Brooks in Sandy Bay. We won’t see this many clouds until Thursday morning when we might catch a morning shower.

Skies over our islands are almost completely clear. This is a satellite we see during dry season. During rainy season, we usually have morning clouds and often some morning showers. Those morning showers go away during dry season, but we have a small system coming Thursday morning that may bring us a morning shower. After that we should be dry through the weekend. We are still looking for a system to come in on Monday. The US GFS is less positive about rain Monday, while the Euro and ICON are still predicting rain for Monday.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day a little windier than we have been, with east/southeast winds at 15 mph but seas still only 2 feet. We should see winds build a little until the get to around 20 mph as night falls and 3 foot seas. Winds become very light and variable and seas 1-2 feet. Friday we get windy again with east winds 15-20 mph and the weekend calms down.

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Congratulations to Audrey Imfeld, winner of the February Photo of the Month contest and a $100 gift certificate to Prime 504 resto & bar.

If you want to enter the March contest and a chance at $50 to The Lounge Roatan, send photos with name and location to bookmybio@gmail.com

Low tide is 7:15 p.m. Have a great Tuesday!

We are putting 2.79 inches in the books for the month. That is the total for Sandy Bay, and for consistency it is important to use the same location. Just under three inches was average on the west side, but the east side got more rain last month, right around 5 inches in most areas. Utila also picked up 5 inches. East side and Utila had an average February for rain, while the west side had below average.

Looking ahead to March, we really start getting in to the dry season with an average of only 3.42 inches. We still have hopes for a storm system around the 10th and after that, a few morning showers, so I’m hopeful we have an average March. Last year March began what was a really bad drought with only .03 of an inch. I definitely think we will do better than that this year.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Mary Beth Adams and she calls it “Flying Home.” Our photo winner for March wins a $50 voucher to The Lounge Roatan.

Apologies to yesterday’s contestant: Daniel Ebanks, who sent his photo from the Cayos Moskitos off the Mosquito Coast of Honduras and Nicaragua where I hear there is some good lobstering. Things are quiet today, but we’re still watching a potential system for the 10th.

On satellite this morning we have a few high clouds, the kind that don’t have rain. We look mostly sunny into the first part of next week. There is the possibility of some more clouds toward Wednesday and Thursday and maybe a very small chance of a morning shower, but we look mostly dry in the short-term forecast.

In the Euro forecast we can see two cold fronts coming down out of North America. The one coming Wednesday looks like it will push east of us and only bring us a few clouds. The forecast models are still looking at March 10-11 for a front that could bring us some rain. This might still fall apart, as this time of year cold front tend not to make it this far south, but we will still keep an eye on it.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Winds are still quite calm at 5 mph from the east and seas 1-2 feet. We will stay pretty calm this week. Tuesday night into Wednesday morning we will see a bit stronger winds 15-20 mph followed by a Wednesday with calmer winds, but from the west. They turn back to the east Thursday, but still fairly calm.

We are about to enjoy some picture perfect days for grilling, and if you grill, you know there is no better source for your meat that Carniceria Rosita in French Harbour and Coxen Hole.

Lowest tide is 4:45 p.m. and our crescent moon starts to grow.
Have a great Sunday!