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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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!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jonna Louise in Calabash and shows a cruise ship coming out of the rain. We saw some of this this morning with widespread totals around half an inch. We will see even more of this in the coming days.

Here is the 9:45 a.m. satellite showing clouds and perhaps some rain, especially west side and Utila. It looks like east side and Guanaja are starting to clear out. All of this is moving to the west so we should be partly cloudy midday into the afternoon with a low chance of a stray shower.

This is the rain and wind forecast for tomorrow midday. You can see we will get some of this Arctic air filtering down. Of course by the time it gets here it isn’t Arctic, but we should get some fresh rains tomorrow, maybe 1-2 inches through the day.
Thursday we will have rain chances but perhaps a little less total rain.
Friday looks rainier again.
Saturday we look for morning showers and again a rainier day Sunday.
Monday into next week rain lessens a bit, but it will still be a week of scattered showers.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 10-15 mph and seas 3 feet. We should stay right around there today.
Tomorrow morning we will have northwest winds, turning northeast by afternoon at 5-10 mph and seas 2 feet.
There is some dispute about winds on Thursday with the GFS giving us strong west winds and seas 4-5 feet, while the Euro has things calmer and seas 2 feet. Whatever the case, things should be a bit calmer Friday, before strong northeast winds 20-25 mph and seas 4-6 feet hit for the weekend, especially Saturday.

If you are planning your shore excursion for your cruise trip, don’t let a little rain scare you off. You’re going to get wet anyway and you will maximize your enjoyment with the crew of Jolly Roger Roatan giving you a refreshing beverage during any downpours, waiting for the sun to inevitably come back and warm you up.

Speaking of warming up, our high yesterday at the airport was 87 (30C). These waves of cooler air from the north should knock our highs back to around 80 (26.6C) and give us even cooler mornings

Low tides are 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Robin Talley Castro who was visiting West Bay from Houston. I picked this photo because Robin, if she’s back in Houston, will get 2-4 inches of snow Tuesday from the same system that will push rain our way for the end of the week.

All is clear on satellite this morning and we will have another dry day today. Tomorrow and Tuesday we will have a chance at morning showers. Scattered showers will be more numerous starting Wednesday and increase each day into the weekend, which could be quite rainy.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: As we wake up we have east/southeast winds 10-20 mph and seas 3 feet, but those winds will calm through the day to 5-10 mph from the southeast and seas 2 feet.
Tomorrow winds turn mostly from the west 5-10 mph and seas 2 feet.
Tuesday through Friday morning winds will be fairly light 5-10 mph and start turning to the northeast as the cooler air tries to make its way here.
Saturday and Sunday might be quite windy and wavy.

Through the week sea conditions will be great for exploring our islands and the mainland on Roatan Ferry Galaxy Wave.Through the week sea conditions will be great for exploring our islands and the mainland on Roatan Ferry Galaxy Wave.

High and low tides will be quite low this week. Have a great Sunday!