July 29, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Nancy Sikora in Carib Bight and I never get tired of looking at hummingbirds, one of God’s most amazing creations. He said, “Let’s make a tiny bird and turn its motor up to 11.” We start off with clouds but no rain. We should see some sunshine by afternoon, but rain chances return overnights and mornings the rest of the week. If you would like to sponsor the photo contest for August, send me a message.

Part of the reason skies are so hazy is that we will be dealing with Saharan dust today and tomorrow. After that the dust should lessen and we will have bluer skies. We will be dry today, but starting tonight we will get back to 30 percent chances of overnight and morning showers for the rest of the week.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with 15-20 mph east winds after quite a breezy afternoon yesterday that brought us an east end power outage. Fortunately the week ahead looks less windy. Today we will have east winds around 20 mph, tomorrow and Wednesday around 15 mph, Thursday 10 mph and Friday into the weekend almost dead calm.

The chance of a tropical cyclone is up to 50 percent, but it is now centered on the Bahamas, well away from us.

Monday is a day lots of potential cruisers are checking the forecast for their excursion. Make sure you check out the offerings from Jolly Roger Roatan for 3.5 to 4 hours of fun with a buffet and open bar included.

Low tide is 10:40 a.m. Have a great week!

July 28, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day come from Elena Gonzalez and shows a rainbow coming from the ghost ship at the bay shared with Galaxy Wave and Mahogany Bay. Our chances of seeing a rainbow the next two days will be pretty low, but they get better the rest of the week.

On our 7 a.m. satellite we can see a storm building well to the east of Guanaja, but I think it is far enough away that it is unlikely to hit us. We will keep a small chance of a shower through the morning, but after that we should be dry this afternoon and tomorrow. Starting Tuesday we will have chances of rain return, especially overnight and in the mornings, but we will also have plenty of sunshine through the period as well.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We’re waking up quite windy today, with east winds at 20 mph and seas 4-5 feet south side. Our winds and seas will stay around 20-25 mph and 4-5 feet, even getting up to 30 mph this evening. Tomorrow will be sightly calmer at 17-22 mph east winds and seas 2-3 feet. This will be a calming trend through the week, with 15 mph winds Tuesday through Thursday and almost flat calm Friday into the weekend.

The storms in the Atlantic now have a 40 percent chance of tropical development, but the forecast has it moving away from us, likely on the northside of Puerto Rico and Cuba. We’ll keep an eye on it.

Sunday is Lobster Day at Ikigai by Robby Molina and the best lobster deal on the island. If you are on the west side, it is very much worth the drive to French Harbour.

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

July 27, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Paul Turner and shows some island youngster having fun on a Sandy Bay dock. We will continue to have small chances of rain, mostly overnights and in the mornings and winds look like they will get calmer by the end of the week.

This morning on satellite we see a few popcorn clouds around but nothing major. We will have a small chance of a small morning shower but otherwise we will be partly cloudy. Our best chance of rain this weekend is probably tomorrow morning, with about a 40 percent chance of a shower. Monday looks pretty dry and Tuesday through the rest of the week we will have small chances of overnight and morning showers.

After having a couple of weeks with nothing to look at in the Atlantic, we have an area of showers with a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone. Fortunately for us, if it develops it will likely do so near the Dominican Republic and Cuba. But we’ll keep an eye on it.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to 20 mph east winds and seas around 4 feet south side. We may calm a little midday to 15-20 mph and 3 feet, but tonight and tomorrow look windier, with east winds 20-25 mph and seas 3-4 feet south side. Starting Wednesday and definitely into the weekend, things look much calmer.

A group of us went last night to “Twisters” at the new Megacinema last night and I was impressed by the theater, the sound system and the comfy, roomy seats. Having lived in Oklahoma it was nice to hear the accurate town names, see familiar TV weather forecasters and even see accurate license plates. A lot of folks asked if the depiction of tornadoes was accurate. An EF-5 can definitely level a town, but of course the ability to drive around the base of a tornado was definitely exaggerated. The idea of being able to disperse a tornado with a few barrels of sludge is a complete fantasy. Also, multi-day tornado outbreaks are pretty rare. But all in all it was a fun ride. What is pretty accurate is that tornadoes in the central US have become something of a tourist attraction, which is a dangerous trend.

Lowest tide is 8:30 a.m. Have a great weekend!

July 26, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jim Kaltenbach who caught this rainbow in Sandy Bay. We have had several opportunities for rainbows the past few days and may have more over the weekend.

Here is the satellite at 7 a.m. We have some storms east of Guanaja, but they don’t look as impressive as they did yesterday morning. We will keep a 30 percent chance of rain this morning and a 20 percent chance this evening and overnight. This weekend the best chance of rain looks to be Sunday but we will have partly cloudy skies through the whole period. Monday looks dry, but then 40 percent rain chances return for the rest of the week.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to 15 mph east winds and seas 3 feet south side. Winds and seas will stay right around there today, getting up to 20 mph tonight. Tomorrow will be much the same, but Sunday looks a bit windier, with east winds 20-25 mph and seas 3-4 feet.

We’re getting ready for a flight to the US next month and getting our cat ready to fly is always a challenge. Rules for dogs are even stricter. Make sure your little buddy is in the best health possible by feeding him locally sourced food through Mitch Cummins and Roatan Pets.

Lowest tide is 7 a.m. Have a great Friday!

July 25, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Jeff Bodin taken off French Key Point and I have to say I’m jealous. I’ve been snorkeling and diving Roatan for about 7 years and have only once seen a turtle. We have some storms passing through Guanaja at 7:20 a.m. We’ll see if they can hold together long enough to get to Roatan.

Here’s the satellite at 7:20 a.m. and you can see the storms that have passed Guanaja giving them nearly half an inch and are trying to head to the big island. There is some thunder so watch out through the morning hours.

Here’s the radar view. Chances of rain this morning get lower the further west you go. Rain chances will continue through the weekend, especially in the overnight and morning hours.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with east winds 15-20 mph and seas 3 feet. Winds and seas will calm slightly to 15 mph and 2-3 feet midday, but get back to 20 mph and 3 feet overnight. That cycle will continue through the weekend, but watch out for gusty winds and wavy seas when you catch a storm.

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It’s always a great time for a rack of baby back ribs from Carniceria Rosita.

Low tide today was 6 a.m. and tomorrow it will be 7 a.m. Have a great Thursday.

July 24, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Marcela Avila and shows a boy balancing on a beam that supports a dock in Sandy Bay while his dog looks on. Don’t forget you can enter your photo and the one voted Photo of the Month wins a round trip Galaxy Wave ferry ride to Guanaja. Email them with name and location to bookmybio@gmail.com. We will enjoy sunny skies today, but rain re-enters the forecast overnight.

On our close up satellite, we can see a few popcorn clouds to the east of Guanaja moving westward. It is not impossible that someone might see a shower this morning, especially in Guanaja or east Roatan, but it is unlikely.

On the wide satellite view we can see moisture to our southeast that will move toward us and increase our rain chances after midnight tonight. Tomorrow during the day there will be a 40 percent chance of seeing a shower and a 60 percent chance tomorrow night. Friday and Saturday we will have a 30 percent chance of rain and Saturday night into Sunday the chance goes up to 50 percent.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 15-20 mph and seas 3 feet southside. Midday we should be 15 mph east winds and 2-3 foot seas. Overnight into tomorrow we will have 15-20 mph east winds and seas around 3 feet. Into the weekend winds and seas look similar, though Sunday night looks a little windier, with east winds 20-25 mph. Don’t forget, the seas can get wavier in squalls.

If you’re headed to La Ceiba you will want to get in on the Galaxy Wave special of $25 tickets each way. Head over to roatanferry.com and purchase your tickets today.

Low tides are 5 p.m. and 6 a.m. Have a great Wednesday!

July 23, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Matthew Ramos off of a dock in West Bay looking toward the setting sun. We have mostly clear skies for the first time in a long time. That should last through tomorrow.

Our satellite this morning is mostly clear and will stay that way today. After a very slight chance of a small morning shower tomorrow, we will also be mostly clear tomorrow. Most of Thursday should also be sunny, with increasing clouds and a chance of rain Thursday evening into the weekend. Right now this weekend doesn’t look quite as rainy as last weekend, but there should definitely be scattered showers.

We are dealing with some Saharan dust that is making our skies a little hazy. It’s not the worst dust we’ve dealt with and should start to decrease tomorrow and be out of here by Thursday, but a little more may come next week.

I’m proud to announce the addition of a new sponsor, Roatan Life Real Estate. If you are interested in reaching thousands of engaged followers of these channels looking to come to Roatan or living on Roatan, send me a message for details.

Low tides are 4 p.m. and 5 a.m. and we move past full moon. Have a great Tuesday!

July 22, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Tracy Whitlatch, taken from West End showing our full moon. Remember that the five most liked photos compete Aug. 1 for a free round-trip to Guanaja on the Galaxy Wave. The next few nights we will get good views of our full moon as a drier atmosphere overhead leads to fewer clouds.

On satellite we can see some clouds near Guanaja that will give us a partly cloudy morning and a slight chance of a morning shower, but behind that in the red circle you can see some drier air moving is that should give us mostly sunny skies and almost no chance of rain through Wednesday. Starting Thursday and especially Friday more moisture moves in and increases our rain chances.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east winds 15-20 mph and seas 3 feet south side. By this evening winds will increase to 25 mph and seas to 4 feet.
Tomorrow look slightly calmer, with east winds 15 mph and seas 2-3 feet during the day and 20 mph and 3 feet during the evening. The rest of the week looks very similar.

Monday is a day a lot of cruisers are checking the forecast for excursions on Tuesday. If you’re one of them, don’t forget to check out the ones operated by Jolly Roger Roatan. They will give you the best island experience and get you back to the ship on time.

Low tide is 3:20 p.m. Have a great week!

July 21, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Kristen Rush on the South Shore of Utila and shows a nice storm cloud near the mainland coast. Ironically as of 7 a.m. Utila is the only location not to show any rain this morning, but that can change.

Here is the satellite from 5-7 a.m. today. You can see much of the rain we had this morning is trying to move northwest. We still have scattered showers over the islands and there is a big squall to the southeast of Guanaja that is trying to build to the west. None of these storms are moving very quickly, but it looks like we will be in the clouds most of the morning and we will see thundershowers moving in and out. Clouds should decrease this afternoon, with only a 30 percent chance of a shower after noon.
We will see another chance of thundershowers tonight and early tomorrow morning, but from midday tomorrow through Wednesday chances of rain are very low and we should be mostly sunny.
Higher rain chances come back Thursday into next weekend.

Here are the rain totals midnight to 7 a.m.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We wake up to east/northeast winds at 15 mph and seas 3 feet southside. Winds should calm this afternoon to 10 mph and seas 1-2 feet, but remember this morning that squalls can cause locally strong winds and seas.
Tomorrow looks a bit windier with east winds 20 mph and seas 3 feet, getting to 4 feet in the evening southside. The rest of the week looks like mostly 15-20 mph east winds.

Today is Lobster Day at Ikigai by Robby Molina, recognized as a Top 100 chef. If you have any special requests, let him know and he will go out of his way to satisfy your palate. If you’re on the west side, it is worth the drive to French Harbour.

Low tide is 2:30 p.m. Have a great Sunday!

July 20, 2024

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Darren Arias of the moon glow over Poly Key, also known as Bennett Key right off of Jonesville Point. Don’t forget, the five photos with the most likes compete Aug. 1 for a round-trip Galaxy Wave ride to Guanja.
We are now entering full moon phase and we’ve been able to see it through the clouds. Rain is around us, but as of 7 a.m. Saturday has not hit a lot of us.

On our satellite between 5-7 a.m. today, we can see storms to our east and west. They aren’t moving anywhere fast. We will continue to see about a 50/50 chance of seeing a squall through the weekend into Monday morning. Monday afternoon through Wednesday looks drier. Thursday into next weekend will have more scattered showers.On our satellite between 5-7 a.m. today, we can see storms to our east and west. They aren’t moving anywhere fast. We will continue to see about a 50/50 chance of seeing a squall through the weekend into Monday morning. Monday afternoon through Wednesday looks drier. Thursday into next weekend will have more scattered showers.

Here’s the rainfall totals since yesterday. Guanaja is the big winner with almost an inch and a half. Many on the east side have gotten wet, while the west side and Utila has stayed mostly dry.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We are definitely windier and wavier this morning, with east winds 20 mph and seas 3-4 feet south side. Winds will stay around those numbers today, but will calm tomorrow a bit to 15 mph from the east and 2-3 foot seas. We will be back to 20 mph east winds Monday with seas 3-4 feet again.

Today is a great day to head to Guanaja on the afternoon ferry.

Low tide is 2 p.m. as we move toward full moon. Have a great weekend!