Good morning Bay Islands. It is unusual to get a really good rainy day photo. This morning’s photo comes from Guido Bertea and shows a nice downpour over Sandy Bay. Yesterday we got 4-5 inches in Utila, 2 inches in West Bay, but less the further east you went. This morning, however, we’ve gotten around a quarter of an inch in most locations midisland and east by 7:30 a.m. We will keep a few scattered showers but also some sun today and hopefully drier tomorrow and Friday.

On radar we see our morning showers that are drifting southwest at 7:30 a.m. We will keep partly to mostly cloudy skies today and scattered showers. Tomorrow and Friday we will have only a small chance of seeing a shower and hopefully most of us can dry out.

For the weekend and next week the forecast is going to be difficult because we are on the boundary of some drier air to the north and moist air to the south. Some days we will be on the moist side and get rain and some days we will be on the dry side, it is just going to be hard to tell when. Yesterday the models were giving us a tropical system next week, but today they have backed off on that prediction.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to north winds at 15 mph and seas at 4 feet. Those should calm during the day to 10 mph and 3 feet. Thursday looks like the calmest day with light and variable winds and 2 foot seas. Winds pick up Friday to 10 mph from the northwest and seas 2-3 feet and over the weekend we will have north winds 10-15 mph and seas around 3 feet.

If you are planning a trip or cruise to the island, don’t let rainy forecasts scare you off. Usually there are periods of dry weather and even sun and the rainy periods will be time to sit back and have a cool drink on the catamaran during your tour with Jolly Roger Roatan.

Lowest tide is just after midnight. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Stacy Bye and shows sunset across from C Level Pizza in West End.
Many of us have been getting some morning showers. Those will stick around through the day and get heavier tomorrow. Rain will continue through Wednesday.
There is reason to believe that Thursday into the weekend will be a bit drier, good news for you folks from the US who will be giving thanks.
We also have a potential tropical system to our south early next week.

We have quite a bit of clouds around at 9:30 a.m. We will have occasional rain showers today, perhaps another inch or so. We will have periods of heavy storms tomorrow. Rain should be lighter again on Wednesday. Thursday looks like it should be nice. There are some differences in the forecast Friday into the weekend, with the Canadian model bringing rain back and the US and Euro models bringing in drier air from the north for the weekend.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Winds this morning are very light from the west. They will turn to the northwest at 5-10 mph later today with seas staying around 2 feet. Winds tomorrow will be from the north 10-15 mph and seas 3-4 feet north side. Winds Wednesday will start to turn back to the east and get lighter with seas still around 3 feet.

This is the US GFS forecast for the next two weeks. You will notice something spinning up off the coast of Nicaragua sometime Sunday or Monday. Cold fronts keep pushing it to our south. There is some agreement that some sort of tropical system will spin up around Dec. 1 and could increase our showers early next week, but some models keep this system to our south. We’ll keep an eye on it.

For those who will be making turkey for Thursday, you can order your turkey at Rosita’s and pick it up the same day!

Lowest tide is just before midnight. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is from Edwin Domingo Mejia and is a reminder that shipping is an important employer on the islands.
The west side and Utila got about half an inch yesterday afternoon and all of us got between half an inch and an inch overnight and this morning. We are watching a norther for Tuesday and Wednesday and perhaps something tropical brewing to our south for the first of December.

We wake up to lots of clouds around and showers around. These are drifting to the southwest. We will keep scattered showers around this morning. We should have some breaks in the rain this afternoon and probably tonight. Tomorrow we will have a 40 percent chance of a shower and 100 percent chances of rain, sometimes heavy, for Tuesday and Wednesday. Most models give us 2-4 inches through Wednesday. After that we go to 40-50 percent chances each day through the weekend.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to north winds 10-15 mph and seas around 3 feet. Winds should calm to 5-10 mph and seas to 2 feet as the day goes along. Winds turn to the west tomorrow at 10-15 mph and seas 2 feet. Tuesday and Wednesday we will have north winds 10-20 mph and seas 3-4 feet.
BTW, how about those cool temperatures this morning? We got down to 71 degrees (22C) at the airport.

Lowest tide is just before midnight. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Alina Solorzano and shows a sunset near Diamond Rock. If you would like to submit a photo and compete at the end of the month for a $50 gift certificate to Umbul Umbul in West End, send your photo with name and location to Bookmybio@gmail.com.
We start the day with some clouds especially east side, but we are looking for another norther Tuesday into Wednesday.

Our satellite this morning shows some clouds coming down from the north. They have given Mike Strine in Camp Bay around .06 of an inch at 9 a.m. We will have a 30 percent chance of a rain shower throughout the day. That chance goes up to 60 percent overnight into tomorrow morning. It goes back down to 30 percent tomorrow midday and afternoon. Monday evening through Wednesday morning we will have occasional rain showers from another norther, that should be weaker than the one we just experienced.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Our seas have beens slow to calm after our last norther. This morning we are at 4 foot seas with 10 mph winds. Those should calm to 3 foot today, 2 foot tomorrow and 1-2 feet Monday, with mild north breezes. Tuesday seas will be 2-3 feet as winds pick up 10-15 mph from the north. This norther will not be as windy as the last one was and winds and seas will remain around 10-15 mph and 3 foot for Wednesday.

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

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Joyann Villalta Sanders and shows blue skies over Calabash Bight. We are seeing blue skies this morning after a lot of rain yesterday, 3 inches in many places. Today should be nice, but windy. We start the day with north winds 20 mph and seas around 5 feet north side. Those winds will be around 20 mph all day, but by evening our seas should be down to 4-5 feet.

Saturday and Sunday we will have partly to mostly cloudy skies and occasional light rain showers, especially on Sunday. Winds Saturday will be from the north at 10 mph and seas 3-4 feet. Sunday we will have north winds at 5 mph and seas 2-3 feet.
Monday evening rain showers return with a norther that will not be as strong as this one. Winds will be from the north at 10-15 mph and seas 3-4 feet northside Tuesday and Wednesday with occasional rain showers.

The Galaxy Wave is now selling Bojangles chicken boxes at its Brick Bay terminal for lunch. Grab a box and enjoy while taking that weekend excursion to Guanaja.

Low tides are 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. Have a great day!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Alex Fleig and shows the moonshine over Jonesville Point. We probably won’t be seeing the moon much tonight.

This morning at 7:30 the heaviest rain seems to be to our west over Tela and Puerto Cortes and off to our northeast, but we have already gotten about a half inch midisland. We will have off-and-on showers today, periods of heavy rain this evening and tonight and rain ending tomorrow morning. We will also have north/northwest winds building to 20-25 mph and seas increasing during the day until they are around 6 feet this evening and overnight.

This is the rainfall prediction for the next 48 hours. This is a typical norther. The winds hit the mountains on the mainland, which causes them to be pushed upward, causing more rain the fall. The heaviest rain, around 8 inches, should fall between us and La Ceiba, but we can expect some downpours.

For the weekend we will have some clouds and periods of light rain, but also some periods of sun, but cooler temperatures and a light north breeze. I’ll be very interested in seeing what the low temperatures are Saturday morning. Probably around 70 (21C).

We have another norther forecast for Tuesday into Wednesday, but this one should be less wind and rain, with north winds 15-20 mph and seas 4-5 feet.

If you want to keep your furry friends warm, get with Mitch Cummins and order locally-sourced food designed for your pooch. And if you have kitties, contact Roatan Pets and ask about their new lines of cat food!

Low tide is right now (8 a.m.) have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jeff Bodin in Carib Bight and shows Sara receding over the mainland this past weekend. We have another storm coming, but this time it is not a tropical storm but a norther. For you tourists reading this, that is what locals call a cold front. It brings cool temperatures, gusty north winds and rain showers.

This wind map shows the leading edge of the norther stretching from Tampa through the Yucatan. Today we will have west winds at 15 mph and seas around 3 feet, calming to 2 feet this evening.

Tomorrow morning we will start to see the winds turn to the north and increase through the day. Tomorrow we will have off-and-on showers through the day, tomorrow night and into Friday morning. Rainfall totals will be nothing like Sara. We should get 1-2 inches out of this norther. Seas will be 5-6 feet on the northside tomorrow evening through Friday morning.
The weekend north winds will calm to 5-10 mph and seas to 2-3 feet and light showers here or there and much cooler temperatures with around 70 for lows and 80 for highs.
We have another norther, perhaps not as windy but may a little rainier, for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

Even when the forecast is a little concerning, you can trust the folks at Jolly Roger Roatan to give you the best time possible around the island and get you back on your boat safely. Request their excursions from your cruise’s activities director.

Low tide is 8 p.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Keena Haylock and shows sunrise at Parrot Tree.
We will have a nice day today and probably a decent day tomorrow but Thursday into Friday we will get north winds and off-and-on rain showers.

Here is the satellite image showing mostly clear skies over us, but a cold front coming down from the US. Today we will have east winds 5-10 mph and seas 2-3 feet.

Tomorrow winds turn to the west at 5-10 mph and seas 2 feet and a 40 percent chance of getting a shower.

Thursday will start off with west winds around 10 mph and seas 2-3 feet, but they will increase as the day goes along to north winds 20-25 mph and seas 4-6 feet. We will have good chances of thunderstorms, especially Thursday night into Friday morning.

Rain will decrease Friday afternoon and the weekend looks nice with light breezes and cooler temperatures. We’ve been around 86 for highs and 79 for lows. After the front passes we should be around 82 for highs and 72 for lows.

There’s no better time than a norther to pick up some meats for grilling at Carniceria Rosita. Hot meats on a fresh day are my idea of heaven.

Low tide is 6:40 a.m. Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Kenneth Meissner and shows our full moon over Gibson Bight.
Aside from a 20 mph east wind and 4 foot seas are weather is finally pretty quiet. We should continue to have nice weather today and tomorrow with only a very small chance of a passing shower. Wednesday the winds turn the the west and the chance of rain increases as the day goes along. Thursday night into Friday we will have a norther with 20-25 mph north winds, 4-5 foot seas and 1-3 inches of rain.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: As mentioned above we wake up to 20 mph east winds and 4 foot seas. Those should calm this afternoon to 15 mph and 3 foot seas. We will get windier again tonight, much like last night. Tomorrow winds will be from the east 10-15 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Wednesday winds turn to the west 10-15 mph and seas 1-2 feet. Thursday winds turn to the northwest and will be picking up speed until Thursday night into Friday we have north winds 20-25 mph and seas 6 feet. Winds and seas will be a little better Saturday and a lot better Sunday.

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Lowest tide is 5:30 a.m. tomorrow. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jim Jaskunas in Sandy Bay and shows a full rainbow yesterday. Tropical Storm Sara left around a foot of rain across our islands and as it exited to our west it strengthened a bit, formed an eye and created what seems to be 50 mph winds (our weather stations didn’t seem to get the peak winds, they only registered 30 mph) and 6 foot waves (again our buoys failed to measure well) on top of what was likely a 3 foot storm surge. This caused significant damage to the south-facing seafront businesses in Utila. The storm is now inland in Belize. Utila had showers earlier this morning. This will start clearing out today.

Here are our rainfall totals. I included the rogue storm Wednesday, though not technically part of Sara.

Today we will keep quite a few clouds around, but only about a 40 percent chance of a passing shower. Winds will be light today, but they will pick up from the east 20 mph tonight with seas 4 feet.

Tomorrow winds will be 15-20 mph from the east during the day and 20-25 mph tomorrow night with seas 3-4 feet.

Monday and Tuesday we probably get a break from the rain, but winds turn to the west Wednesday and a norther comes in Thursday and Friday bringing 20 mph north winds, 5 foot seas northside and rain.

Low tide is 4:30 a.m. Have a great Sunday!