Good morning Bay Islands. It is not often that we get a same-day photo of the day, but Mark Kohay sent this picture from this morning’s fishing trip near Pristine Bay.
We have a couple more days with good chances of rainbows, but as we get into dry season we will, unfortunately, see fewer of these.

There aren’t a lot of clouds on satellite at 9 a.m., but they brought between a quarter and half inch of rain mid and east island. West Roatan managed to miss most of it. A couple of clouds look like they might pass Utila this hour. Except for a stray shower this morning, we should stay dry today. Tomorrow there will be scattered showers throughout the day. A chance of showers extends into Saturday morning, but starting Saturday afternoon into next week we look pretty dry.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We are keeping pretty steady at 15 mph east winds and 3 foot seas, especially southside. as we extend into next week we will see easterly trade winds get a bit stronger each day until toward the end of the week we will be 20 mph daytimes and 30 mph overnights.

Roatan Operation Animal Rescue is holding a fundraiser Feb. 15 at Snappers starting at 4 p.m. Tickets are $50 online, $55 at the door.

Your ticket includes dinner, a Hurricane (or non-alcoholic drink), and dessert.

Tides will be quite low a little after 11 p.m. Have a great Thursday!

We had a close-to-average rainfall month for January. We are entering Sandy Bay’s 12.31 inches in the record books because, for consistency’s sake, we try to use the most accurate monitor in the same location of the island. But for most of the island, 7 to 10 inches was the range of rainfall totals for the month. Guanaja got just over 10 inches and Utila came in at a whopping 20 inches.

Looking ahead, February is a transition month into dry season, with an average of just over 5.21 inches, and most of that generally comes in the first week or two. In an average year, late February is pretty dry and the long-range forecast is definitely trending drier for us in February 2025.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jamini McLaughlin Elwin and shows a colorful scene at Coxen Hole. Remember this month’s prize is a $100 gift certificate at Prime 504 resto & bar. Send photos with name and location to bookmybio@gmail.com!
A few showers here and there the next couple of days but our trend is getting drier.

At 8 a.m. we see some scattered clouds, especially over Guanaja, which has picked up about .15 of an inch since 6:30 a.m. This activity is moving from east to west. We will have a chance of scattered showers, primarily in the morning time, but I can’t rule out an isolated afternoon shower. Rain totals should stay pretty low.
Tomorrow looks like a day with scattered morning showers, but mostly dry midday and afternoon.
Rain increases a bit Friday into Saturday morning, but starting Saturday afternoon and heading into next week things look quite dry in what may be a preview of our upcoming dry season.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day again with east winds 15-20 mph and seas 3 feet. We should calm a bit midday and afternoon to 10 mph and maybe 2 foot seas. Tomorrow through Saturday east winds will be around 15 mph. Starting Sunday we will see trade winds increasing, at first to 20 mph and later in the week to 25 mph and maybe a bit more.

I want to mention I’m quite disappointed that the last live buoy taking up to the minute temperature readings of water temperature seems to have died, the one at White Hole https://aqualink.org/sites/3324. Does anyone know who runs these buoys and if there is a possbility of fixing the issue?

Jolly Roger Roatan is celebrating 20 years of perfecting the art of entertaining at sea. If you are planning your cruise excursion, make sure you look them up. They make sure you have the smoothest ride on the island and at sea.

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

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!