March 11, 2025

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!

March 9, 2025

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Judy Bridgman taken from Sundowner’s in West End and, indeed, the sun is going down. I love how it looks like the sun has an eyelid.
Just a reminder that this morning North American went on Daylight Saving Time, meaning that the East Coast is now two hours ahead of us and the West Coast is an hour behind us. We will be the same as US Mountain Time through November 1.

Our skies are quite clear this morning, and today will be dry, but you can see a cold front extending from northern Florida into the Gulf. That will be headed our way. It will definitely bring us some clouds Monday and Tuesday and perhaps some rain. It is still uncertain we get much or any rain. Chances are better further west, such as in Utila. If we do get rain it should be less than half an inch and best chances are Monday morning and especially Tuesday morning. After that, the rest of next week turns dry again.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with east winds 15 mph and seas 3 feet southside. We should calm a bit during the day to 10 mph and 2-3 foot seas. Tomorrow winds turn to the west/northwest 7-12 mph and seas 2 feet northside.

The wind forecast is a bit tricky as you can see from the wind forecast map for midday tomorrow, with a small low pressure system near us, turning winds east just to our north, but from the west for most of us.
Winds should turn to the northwest Tuesday, but still fairly calm at 10 mph and seas still 2 feet northside.
Starting Wednesday our winds turn back to the east, starting fairly calm on Wednesday, but getting a bit stronger every day until we’re up to 25 mph Friday and Saturday evenings.

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

March 6, 2025

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Shawn Pfoutz in West End. If you look on the left side of the photo, you can see a small rainbow. Later this afternoon we should have a few clouds move in from the north and we may see a rainbow somewhere, but it’s not likely.

On satellite at 11 a.m. we can see some clouds associated with a VERY week cold front to our north. Some of those clouds will try to push south, but will likely not have much success. We can’t rule out a stray evening shower, but it’s not likely.
Other than that we should stay pretty dry until Monday, when we should get a stronger cold front bringing scattered showers Monday and Tuesday. It will be good to cool us down a little, because we’ve been hot. Yesterday the high at the airport was 89 (31.7C) with a dewpoint of 78 (25.6C) which made for a heat index of 103 (40C).

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Winds are quite light and variable and seas quite calm. They will continue that way today. Tonight into tomorrow they will pick up to 15 mph and seas 2 feet. Tomorrow night into Saturday morning winds will be from the east 20 mph and seas 3-4 feet, though they will calm a bit through the day.
Monday into Tuesday we will see northwesterly winds, probably around 10-15 mph and seas around 3 feet northside.

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Lowest tide is 10 p.m. Have a great Thursday!

March 5, 2025

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!

March 4, 2025

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!

Rainfall for February 2025

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.

March 2, 2025

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.

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

February 26, 2025

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Daniel Rice who took this photo of sunrise, with the moon setting within the Scoripio constellation, on Ridge Road, West Bay.
The big story today is how cool it was this morning. The airport recorded 68 degrees (20C). While that is above our all-time record low of 62.6 degrees (17C), it is probably going to be the coldest temperature of this winter season.

On satellite we have clear skies and dry conditions today and tomorrow. Another round of rain is expected on Friday. After that the weekend looks dry with the exception of a possible Saturday morning shower. Monday has a chance of morning showers, but other than that next week looks dry.
Temperatures will be pleasant today, in the upper 70s (around 25C) and tonight and tomorrow morning will again be fresh, with some of us getting into the upper 60s (around 20C). After that we should get warmer into our more typical tropical temperatures.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Winds are quite calm this morning after some blustery northerlies yesterday. We will stay at 5 mph northeast winds today, with seas 1-2 feet. Tomorrow and Thursday we will have east winds 10 mph and seas around 2 feet. Friday winds turn back to the northeast with our next system, with 15 mph winds and seas 2 feet. All in all the next week and a half look pretty good for fairly calm winds and waves.

If you are planning your cruise excursion, the seas look great for the foreseeable future, so you will want to make sure you maximize your fun by booking your excursion on Jolly Roger Roatan. They promise you a fun, safe experience and will get you back to the boat on time.

Low tides are around 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. Have a great Wednesday!

February 25, 2025

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Carrie Welcome in Coxen Hole. I love how she captured the thin, cirrus clouds. We do not have cirrus clouds today. We have rain clouds from a cold front bringing us morning showers.

On satellite at 9 a.m. we can clearly see the outline of the cold front coming over us. It will bring us mostly cloudy skies today and rain, especially this morning. Rain will be less likely this afternoon. We should notice cool temperatures in the low 70s (22C) tonight and tomorrow morning. Tomorrow and Thursday should be dry before another chance of rain comes in for Friday morning and Friday night. Right now the weekend and next week look dry.

Here are rain totals since midnight.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: This morning we have north/northwest winds around 10 mph and seas near 2 feet northside. Those should get a little stronger midday and afternoon to around 15 mph and 3 feet. Those winds calm down to 5-10 mph from the northeast tonight and tomorrow. Thursday winds will be from the east around 15 mph and seas 2 feet. Friday they will turn slightly to the northeast and calm to 10 mph. The weekend looks like a typical 15 mph from the east kind of weekend.

All in all the winds and seas look pretty good for your next trip this week, especially that weekend getaway to visit Guanaja!

Low tides are 2:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. as we move toward new moon phase. Have a great Tuesday!

February 24, 2025

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Tracy Norris in Utila. Utila got a spot of rain in a few locations this morning. We will be dealing with perhaps our last cold front of the season tonight and tomorrow.

On satellite we can see a few showers lingering over Utila. They are very slowly moving west and most of us should be dry today. But tonight into tomorrow morning we will see clouds and showers increase as a small cold front moves in. Tonight and tomorrow should be the best chance of rain in the week ahead, but we will have chances of morning showers Wednesday and Friday mornings.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with east winds 10-15 mph but those winds should calm and we should have light and variable winds midday and afternoon with seas around 2 feet. Tomorrow we will get north winds 10-15 mph and seas 2-3 feet northside. Winds turn back to the east Wednesday, but only 5-10 mph and seas around 2 feet. Thursday they pick up to 10-15 mph from the east before calming a bit again on Friday. Not a bad wind and wave week after we get past tomorrow.

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