Good morning Bay Islands. Sorry for the late start. Our photo of the day comes from Donna Dillahunty and captures blue sky and cirrus clouds behind the lush vegetation of Helene. We’ve been seeing a lot of blue skies and with not a lot of wind, it has been quite hot. Yesterday we had a high of 91 at the airport with a heat index of 105. We should continue to have a lot of blue skies through Friday, but with a tropical wave likely coming this weekend, hopefully we get some clouds to cool things off.

Guess what? Helene is the name of the next named storm in the Caribbean or Atlantic

On satellite at 9:30 a.m. we see a few clouds near and to the west of Guanaja. It is possible a small shower is in some of these, so we will keep a small chance of a shower through the morning but again most of us should stay dry. We will continue to be mostly dry through Friday with a 30 percent chance of an overnight or early morning shower. Things change this weekend.

All of the computer models are picking up on SOMETHING happenening near us, probably Sunday into Monday. We’ll start with the German ICON which shows weak development near our islands Monday before the system moves into the Yucatan.

The US GFS model makes this the biggest storm. You can see the birth of a hurricane just to our east on Monday before this storm becomes a major hurricane and slams into the Panhandle of Florida on Friday the 27th.

The Euro is the least optimistic model about this storm, but even it gives us a 50 percent chance of having a tropical depression just to our east on Monday. We have had a lot of tropical waves this year that became tropical storms or hurricanes after it passed over us. It looks like that may happen again. I expect the National Hurricane Center to start following this today or tomorrow. Right now a tropical storm seems quite unlikely for us, but heavy rains Sunday into Monday are a strong possibility.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to 10 mph east winds and 2 foot seas. We should stay right around there today, with winds picking up to 15-20 mph tonight. Tomorrow will be much like today, but starting Thursday we should see winds and seas get even calmer through the weekend.

Yesterday we highlighted the great work being done by the Roatan Pet Lovers group and roatananimalsupport.org. If you really want to support that animals on the island and make your good boy very happy, get in touch with Mitch Cummins at Roatan Pets. Ten percent of proceeds goes to Roatan Operation Animal Rescue.

Lowest tide is 2:18 a.m. Have a great Tuesday!

This is today’s photo of the day from Erin Edney and shows the last light as seen from the Meridian in West Bay. Don’t forget that the five most-liked photos on Facebook will compete Oct. 1 for a dive or snorkel for two at Scuba Roatan. We have had great weather for the holiday weekend and will continue to have good weather, with only about a 30 percent chance of overnight showers and storms.

Our satellite looks mostly clear. Our forecast is for mostly sunny days and about a 30 percent chance of an overnight or early morning shower.
Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to slightly windier conditions, with east winds at 10-15 mph and seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas should stay right around there through midweek.

More forecast models are picking up on the idea that something will happen off the Mosquito Coast this weekend. This is the Canadian model and it is showing a storm forming and moving north over Cuba. If this happens it will have minimal impact on our weather, perhaps more scattered storms next weekend for us. We’ll keep an eye on it.

With fairly calm seas, this continues to be a great time to take advantage of Galaxy Wave’s $25 fare each way to La Ceiba. Don’t forget you can purchase tickets at locations all across the island of Roatan!

Low tide is 12:30 p.m. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning. Our photo of the day comes from Jessica Van Gundy and shows the boats in the tranquil waters West Bay. We’ve been enjoying tranquil waters for the big fishing tournament, though this morning the winds are up slightly, from the east at 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet. By midday they should calm to 10 mph and 2 feet. Tomorrow for the last day of the tourney we should be even calmer, with 10-15 mph east winds in the morning and 2 foot seas and 5-10 mph winds and 1 foot seas midday.

At 7:15 a.m. we’ve had some high clouds pass over the island, but no rain recorded. Rain chances will continue to be low, 10 percent today and 20 percent tonight into tomorrow morning. Sunday looks nice as well. Sunday night the rain chance goes up to 30 percent and 40 percent for Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Tropical Storm Gordon is in the middle of the Atlantic and is not a threat to anyone. I posted this forecast model because it predicts a storm forming off the coast of Nicaragua next Saturday that goes due north. That is a very odd direction for a storm to take. We will keep an eye on forecast models to see if they maintain this prediction. Right now I wouldn’t worry too much.

This weekend will be a great time to take a break from the fishing tournament and Independence festivities to enjoy an awesome Asian/Italian/Caribbean fusion meal on the back porch of Ikigai by Robby Molina. And don’t forget the lobster special tomorrow!

Low tide will be right around noon. Have a great weekend!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Dee Martinez. Star light, star bright, it was the first star she saw last night from Anthony’s Key. We’ve been enjoying mostly clear skies, with a few morning clouds around. We should stay dry, with a very small chance of rain today and tomorrow. Rain chances go up to 30 percent Sunday and 40 percent Monday, especially overnights and early mornings. Winds will stay quite calm 5-10 mph and 1 foot seas days and 10-15 mph and 2 foot seas nights.

Tropical Depression number 7 is out there in the Atlantic, but it is about to run into a dry atmosphere with winds that should break it apart, so there’s nothing right now to worry about in the tropics.

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Low tide is 11 a.m. Have a great Friday!

Good morning Bay Islands. This morning’s photo of the day is from Gary Ruebush of a parrot fish that lives in West Bay. I’ve always thought that if parrot fish were less common, we’d all be in awe of them, telling each other when we got to see one. As it is they are as common as crows and that makes it easy to forget what an amazing example of God’s creation they are.
Speaking of God’s creation, we have a few beautiful days upcoming with beautiful weather. Rain chances will be very low through the weekend, but there will be about a 20 percent chance of overnight and early morning showers. Starting Monday our rain chances go up to around 40 percent.
Today and tomorrow winds will be 15 mph from the east overnights and seas 2-3 feet, calming to 5-10 mph and 1-2 feet middays. This weekend winds and seas get quite calm, down to 5 mph and 1 foot.

Tides continue to be quite mild. Have a great Thursday!

If you are planning your trip to the islands early next week, the winds and seas look marvelous, so it will be a great time to plan your excursion with Jolly Roger Roatan. They will show you a great time with snorkeling, food and drink and are guaranteed to get you back to the ship on time.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Helen Murphy and shows some nice cumulus clouds in the distance on an otherwise sunny day. We see this a lot on the islands and these clouds are the source of scattered showers. We will see less of these today and tomorrow.

Our satellite is mostly clear at 6:45 a.m. with only a very few popcorn clouds and those are well to our east. Today and tomorrow chances of daytime rain is quite low and only about 20 percent overnight. I know a lot of the young ones who have been practicing their drumming are concerned about the weather Sunday into Monday and there will be a better chance of rain, around 40 percent each day.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up a little windier than we’ve been the past few days, with east winds around 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Winds should calm quite a bit midday to around 5 mph and turn a bit to the west, calming our seas to 1-2 feet. We will continue to have that cycle, around 15 mph at night and around 5 mph winds middays.

Yesterday was the annual peak for hurricane season and boy can we see a lot of activity out there. Fortunately none of it threatens us. The tropical wave that passed over us last Thursday is now Hurricane Francine and is slamming into the coast west of New Orleans today. There are several candidates for storms in the Atlantic, but all should go to our north.

We just bought one of those fancy cat water fountains for our Tigre, so we know how picky pets can be. And if you have a picky dog, let Mitch Cummins test out some specialized recipes catered to your pooch’s tastes. I can about guarantee you he will figure out just the right formula to please your furry friends.

Tides continue to run on the high side. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jack Andros, who took this beautiful night scene from Lawson Rock. You can see the stars shining brightly but also a thunderstorm in the distance. This will be our forecast moving forward. Mostly clear, but occasional thunderstorms, especially at night. The five most-liked photos will compete Oct. 1 for a dive or snorkel for two at Scuba Roatan. If you want a chance to win, send your photo with name and location to bookmybio@gmail.com.

At 7:15 a.m. we have a line of popcorn clouds over Barbarat and Morat. Radar shows a shower on the north end of these clouds, but they don’t seem to be moving much. We will keep a small chance of a morning shower, but most of us should be dry. Going forward we will continue to have about a 30 percent chance of a nighttime or early morning shower. Last night several locations on the east side of the big island got a small shower, good for a few hundredths of an inch.

Wind and Galaxy Wave Forecast: This morning we actually have west winds around 10 mph and seas 3 feet all around the island. Those winds should turn northwesterly by midday and seas around 2 feet, but we will be back to east winds by evening. Tomorrow we are back to east winds 10 mph daytimes and 20 mph nighttimes and seas 1-2 feet days and 2-3 feet nights.

Before I started shopping at Carniceria Rosita I didn’t know there was so many different kinds of ribs. There’s spare ribs and baby back ribs, pork ribs and beef ribs. Some you cut across the bone and some between bones. Get the ribs you want cut the way you want at Carniceria Rosita in French Harbour and Coxen Hole.

Tides continue to be mild. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Alina Solorzano and shows a beautiful sunset on the east end of the big island. We had a pretty quiet night, except for Utila which had a thundershower just after midnight that brought a half inch to the weather station near the airport.
We should have a pretty quiet weekend with winds getting a little breezier.

At 7 a.m. we have a small shower to the southwest of Guanaja, but it doesn’t seem to be moving much. We should be partly cloudy to mostly sunny this weekend with a very low chance of an overnight or early morning shower. As we get into early next week, overnight rain chances will go up to around 30 percent each night.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Winds this morning are from the east 10-15 mph and seas around 3 feet southside. Winds will calm midday to 5-10 mph and seas around 2 feet. Tonight winds pick up to 15-20 mph and seas 3-4 feet. Sunday will be windier than today, with east winds 15 mph and seas 3 feet. This week ahead will be slightly windier than last week was, but all in all not too bad.

Tuesday is Children’s Day and Ikigai by Robby Molina has a great offer to celebrate the children in your school or family. Call at 9606-1668 for details.

High and low tides continue to be mild. Have a great weekend!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day is a double rainbow extending from Jonesville over to Jonesville Point from Alex Fleig. If we don’t see rainbows over the next 24 hours, it will be because we don’t have enough sunlight as clouds and showers from our tropical wave pass over us. After tomorrow morning, rain should lessen.

On our radar this morning at 7:30 we can see the thundershowers we had this morning moving to our west, while another group of storms moves in from our east. These storms should weaken as the morning goes on, but there will be a chance of rain all day under mostly cloudy skies. Tonight there is a 70 percent chance of showers and thundershowers that will last through tomorrow morning. Starting tomorrow afternoon, we should go back to our cycle of 40 percent chances of rain overnights and early mornings and partly cloudy skies middays.

Here are our rain totals from midnight to 7:30 a.m. today.

The National Hurricane Center took us out of any chance of a tropical storm. The wave that is passing over us has a 30 percent chance of doing something in the Gulf of Mexico. The other three X’s on this map are not a threat for us, but we can see the tropics are getting a little more active as we move into September.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 5-10 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Seas should be around 2 feet today, but watch out for winds and seas during thunderstorms. Tomorrow and Saturday winds and seas look quite calm. As we get into next week, things will get a bit windier at 15-20 mph east winds and 3 foot seas south side.

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Tides continue to be mild. Have a great Thursday and stay dry.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Gaby Adrian and shows sunrise over Politilly.
If you are in Politilly this morning you are probably seeing clouds off to your east as a shower moves in. Showers will increase over the next couple of days as our tropical wave moves in, but it is VERY unlikely it will turn into anything like a tropical storm.

At 7 a.m. we can see some showers and thundershowers moving in from the east. There’s a good chance many of us will see a shower during the morning hours today. Today, tomorrow and Friday we will have about a 60 percent chance of showers and thundershowers each day.

Here’s the National Hurricane Center map of the storm. You will notice it is yellow, indicating the chance of it turning into a tropical storm is down to 30 percent, and even that is likely after to moves past us into the Gulf of Mexico.
Here is the exact wording of their forecast: Some development is possible late this week when the
wave slows down over the northwestern Caribbean Sea or early next
week over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

• Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.
• Formation chance through 7 days…low…30 percent.

The zero percent chance over the next two days is good for us. It means it is highly unlikely to develop near us. Even so, expect quite a bit of showers around the next three days, even during the day. Hopefully this cools us down. The waters have been getting back up to 86 degree (30C) which is the threshold for coral bleaching.

The arrow points to the center of the tropical wave just south of Jamaica.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 10-15 mph and seas up to 3 feet southside. That should calm to 5-10 mph and 2 feet later today. Winds still look fairly calm the next three days, but watch out for gusty winds in squalls.

Our critters need a shiny, healthy coat during bad weather. Make sure your doggie has the healthiest fur on the island by contacting Mitch Cummins and having him mix up a batch of Roatan Pets food for your good boy.

Our tides continue to run high. Have a great Wednesday!