Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Claudia Quiroz in West Bay. Remember the top photo of the month gets a $50 gift certificate to Roatan Oasis. Send it to bookmybio@gmail.com with name and location.

As of 7:45 a.m. we’ve mostly missed the rain so far this morning.

On satellite we can see the most intense rain and thundershowers are to our west. Puerto Cortes picked up 3.5 inches overnight. I expect some rain showers today, but the most intense rain and maybe some thunder should come overnight tonight. We will have a few showers tomorrow, mostly in the morning. Scattered showers continue through the weekend.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: This morning we have northeast winds 10-15 mph and seas around 3 feet. We will stay right around there today, but the wind really picks up tonight and tomorrow morning from the northeast 17-22 mph and seas up to 6 feet. By tomorrow evening winds should calm to 10-15 mph and seas to 4-5 feet, where they will stay through Saturday.
Next week we will see winds turn to the west/northwest but seas should be calmer, starting the week at 3 feet and ending the week at 1 foot.
In the longrange forecast, it looks like a stronger norther will come a week from Saturday.

If you are a cruiser planning your excursion next week, conditions won’t be too bad, even if you have to sit out a rain shower or two. We just call those beverage breaks on the island. Take your beverage break on the Jolly Roger Roatan catamaran and they promise to maximize your island fun.

Lowest tide is 1 a.m. Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from our good friend Glory Cone who runs the coffee shop in Oakridge. We’ve seen a few pictures of the ghost ship in Mahogany Bay, but this is the first time I’ve seen a face in it.

This is one of the better 9 a.m. satellites I’ve seen in awhile. Mostly blue skies with a few clouds, meaning only a small chance of a shower through early afternoon, but ….

We can see a cold front (norther) coming down from the States. This will mean increasing clouds in the evening and probably rain overnight, through tomorrow, a little less on Saturday, and maybe drier for Sunday. Rain totals shouldn’t be too bad, about 2 inches for Roatan and Guanaja and maybe 3 for Utila.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to some of the best winds and seas we’ve had in awhile, with southerly winds 5 mph and seas about 2 feet. Winds will turn to the northeast at 10-15 and seas to 3 feet as we get into the late evening. Those conditions will last through the day tomorrow.
Friday is our windy day, with northeast winds 12-17 mph and seas 5-6 feet.
Saturday winds get calmer,from the east at 5 mph and seas 3-4 feet.

We’ve been off island for awhile and I can tell you, my wife Susan can’t wait to attack some Street Corn at Ikigai by Robby Molina in French Harbour.

Lowest tide is 11 p.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. This morning’s photo comes from Mary Beth Adams in West Bay this morning. As you can tell from the rainbow they got a shower good for a quarter of an inch this morning.

We have some stormy weather to our southeast. It is moving very slowly and should weaken as it moves west but I can’t rule out some of it getting here. We will keep a chance of rain through today

Tomorrow we have a good shot at mostly staying dry. Wednesday night through Friday morning is our next norther with off and on rain throughout the period. Rain should lessen for the weekend and Monday before another weak norther on Tuesday.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast
Winds will be from the east 5-10 mph today and 5 mph tomorrow with seas 3-4 feet today and 2-3 feet tomorrow. Friday isn’t looking as bad as we thought with northeast winds around 15 mph and seas 5 feet in the morning. Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Karen Bodin looking at the sun setting from Carib Bight on the south side of the island.
This is one of those mornings with stubborn low clouds bringing us rain. We should clear out of this by afternoon and have some nice weather today, tomorrow and much of Wednesday before our next norther comes.

Here is our satellite at 9:45 a.m. and there are clear skies to our east, but the clouds are moving to the west very slowly. Guanaja has picked up an inch and a half, but is almost into the blue sky. Roatan will hopefully be into the blue sky by afternoon. Once that happens we will have only scattered showers, mostly at night, through much of the Wednesday, but Wednesday afternoon we will have increasing clouds and rain chances. Heaviest rain will be Wednesday night into Thursday morning, but Thursday looks like a rainy day. Friday morning rain will decrease, but Friday will be a windy day.
The weekend looks OK except for a wave of showers Saturday night into Sunday morning.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Winds this morning are from the northeast 5-10 mph and seas 4 feet. Today and tomorrow winds should be from the east 10-15 mph and seas 3-4 feet. Wednesday and Thursday morning winds will be from the east around 10 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Thursday night into Friday the wind really picks up from the north 12-20 mph and seas 6 feet. Over the weekend winds get quite calm with 3 foot seas. Next week looks much calmer.

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Low tide is 10:30 p.m. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from last month’s winner Ken Meissner and shows a double rainbow over Gibson Bight. Remember the Photo of the Month of December gets a $50 gift certificate to Roatan Oasis (roatanoasis.com).

It seems during rainy season, the forecast isn’t whether it is going to rain, the forecast is whether it is going to rain a lot or a little. By that measure, today through Tuesday we’re hoping it will rain only a little.

We wake up to some clouds, but also quite a bit of sun to our northeast. Today we will have scattered showers around, but hopefully not as much as the last two days. Tuesday is our best chance at a day without any rain. Wednesday evening into Thursday morning we get our next norther in and a rainy Thursday and a windy Friday.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We continue to have windy and wavy conditions, from the northeast 10-15 mph this morning and seas around 5 feet. Today and tomorrow winds will continue around 15 mph, but they will start to turn more to the east. Seas should calm to 4 feet today and 3 feet tomorrow. Wednesday and Thursday look fairly calm with 2 foot seas. Friday the norther winds come at 20 mph and seas up to 7 feet.

Today would be a great day for a refreshing lychee cocktail at Ikigai by Robby Molina in French Harbour!

Lowest tide is 9:30 p.m. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Angela Lopez over in Calabash and shows a heron at sunrise.
Most of us have gotten between a quarter and half an inch this morning after about the same amount yesterday, though Guanaja got 1.5 inches yesterday and Utila got 2+ inches. Things look to be rainy today, but perhaps we catch a break tomorrow.

The satellite at 7:30 a.m. shows lots of clouds, but also areas of blue sky, especially for east Roatan. But we can also see a storm building over Trujillo on the mainland. The models say we should get more clouds and rain midday and early afternoon.
The Euro keeps rain around tomorrow, but the GFS says that most of the rain should be south of us tomorrow. I’m going to go out on a limb and say tomorrow will be less rainy than today. Tuesday and Wednesday morning look decent, but then Wednesday evening into Thursday we get another norther, with rain and north winds.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We continue to have northeast winds 15 mph and seas 4 feet. We will stay around there today and tomorrow.
Monday winds calm to 10 mph and turn to the east and seas 3-4 feet.
Tuesday we will have 10 mph east winds and seas 2-3 feet.
Wednesday and Thursday look fairly calm.
The windiest day with this norther will be Friday with north/northeast winds 10-20 mph and seas around 5 feet.

Tides continue to be mild. Have a great weekend!

Our photo of the day comes from Debbie Bartlett in Jonesville. We’ve all gotten some rain overnight, but Utila has gotten the most, with about 3.5 inches in the last 24 hours. We will continue to deal with rain through the weekend, and next week winds and seas will get a little calmer.

Here is this morning’s radar at 8:45 a.m. Rain is slowly moving to the west. We will continue to have off-and-on showers through Monday morning. Rain should be a little heavier overnights and a little lighter during the afternoons.
Monday afternoon and Tuesday look like drier days, but a small norther is coming Wednesday afternoon into Thursday.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We will continue to have northeast winds around 15 mph and seas 4-5 feet through Sunday. Monday seas will calm to 4 feet and Tuesday to 3 feet.

Even if it is raining, it is always a great weekend to head over to Guanaja. You owe it to yourself to visit the unspoiled gem of the Bay Islands.

Tides continue to be mild. Have a great Friday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Bianca Isnardi McNab and shows a downpour in Sandy Bay from last weekend. We are going to be seeing plenty of this starting this afternoon and lasting through the weekend.

Here is this morning’s satellite. You can see storms to our east near Puerto Lempira. These will move west and bring us periods of heavy rain. The heaviest rain should be tonight into tomorrow morning, but we will have off and on rain through Sunday.

Here is the GFS rainfall foreccast through Sunday. You can see the heaviest amount, 14 inches, is forecast for La Ceiba on the mainland. But generally amounts should be higher the further south you go, so Utila should see more rain, perhaps 6-8 inches, and Guanaja, a little less.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Today we still have wavy seas around 5 feet with northeast winds 15-20 mph. We will have those winds all day, perhaps gusting in storms this evening. Tomorrow we will continue to have northeast winds 15-20 mph and seas 4 feet. Through the weekend winds at times will gust to 20-25 mph and seas will be 4-5 feet.

Things are looking a little better early next week, so if you are coming on a cruise next week, check out the excursions run by Jolly Roger Roatan for a guaranteed good time and on-time return to your ship.

High and low tides are continuing to be mild. Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Colleen Hill looking south from Laguna Beach on Utila. Send your photos with name and location to bookmybio@gmail.com to compete for a $50 gift certificate from roatanoasis.com.

Utila and Roatan got around a tenth of an inch last night, while Guanaja picked up half an inch yesterday evening. We’re dealing with some wavy conditions today while waiting for rains Friday into the weekend.

We have quite a few clouds around and perhaps a shower here or there this morning. Today through tomorrow morning we will continue to have partly cloudy skies and a possible shower but nothing too bad. Tomorrow evening we will have increasing clouds and rain showers. The rain on Friday doesn’t look as bad as we had feared. Right now we’re thinking 2-3 inches, but it also looks like the rain will continue through Saturday and perhaps Sunday morning. Friday still should be the day of heaviest rain, though.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: This morning we wake up to 15 mph northeast winds and seas around 6 feet. Those conditions will continue through today. Tomorrow we will continue to have 15 mph northeast winds, but seas should calm to 4-5 feet. Friday through the weekend winds will be from the east/northeast 15-20 mph and seas 4 feet.
I’m curious about the temperatures tomorrow morning, because I think they will be quite cool, around 70 (21C).

Mitch Cummins tells me that the introduction of cat food at Roatan Pets is going well. That is a good thing because we all know cats are picky creatures. If you want fresh, locally sourced food for your cat or dog, give Mitch a call at 9801-7828.

Lowest tide is 5 a.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Congratulations to Kenneth Meissner, winner of the November’s Photo of the Month and a $50 gift certificate to Umbul Umbul.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jason Bauer (Island Jay) and was taking from Coxen Hole on Nov. 30 of the fireworks celebrating Bojangles 26th anniversary.

We can see partly cloudy skies at 8 a.m. on satellite. These clouds don’t have much rain in them, and we should stay dry most of today, but we will have an increased rain chance between 4 p.m. and midnight.

Tomorrow we will have a stiff north wind at 20 mph and seas around 6 feet. It will be mostly cloudy, and there will be a chance of rain, especially in the afternoon, but the amount shouldn’t be that great.
Thursday rain chances continue but winds decrease to 15 mph and seas to 4-5 feet. Thursday morning check the thermometer for perhaps the coolest temperatures of the season so far.
Friday into Saturday morning we will see another strong rain system. Right now totals look to be 3-6 inches across the islands. Winds will be from the east/northeast 15-20 mph and seas 4-5 feet.
After this storm passes, we should see normal rain chances for Sunday into next week, a nice break from the Noah’s Ark rain chances we’ve been having.

Cool, rainy weather is the perfect time to fire up the grill and have a sizzling steak or pork chop from Carniceria Rosita, the freshest, best meat on the island. Check them out in French Harbour or Coxen Hole.

Lowest tide is 4 a.m.
Have a great Tuesday!