Good morning Bay Islands. Today’s photo comes from Debbie Shortlegs R and is taken from the Pink Seahorse on the south side of West End. The sunset is coming through a bit of palm origami that, to me, looks like a hummingbird. Great artistry. If you want a chance at a $50 gift certificate at Blue Bahia Beach Grill send me your photo with name and location to bookmybio@gmail.com.

Let’s start with our satellite at 7:20 a.m. We have a line of popcorn clouds moving toward the northwest It’s not impossible that someone on the west side or Utila might see a very brief shower out of this, but it won’t amount to much. We will have mostly sunny skies, highs near 90 (32C), east winds 15-20 mph and seas 2-3 feet mostly on the south side the rest of this week. I told you the weather this week was going to be boring!

Boring weather is great if you are scheduled to visit our islands, either by plane or cruise ship. Be sure to check out Jolly Roger Roatan to make the most of our sunny skies and mild winds with a great day on the sea, topped off by lunch and an open bar.

Low tides are 11:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Brandon Matz in Sandy Bay and shows a kid (what the locals would call a cipote) doing a wheelie on the beach at sunset. The beach is right in front of Blue Bahia Beach Grill and maybe Brandon will get a $50 meal there if he wins this month’s photo contest. Very small chances of rain will lead into a very dry week ahead.

In our satellite this morning you can see a few popcorn clouds (cumulus) to our north and even more to our south. Unfortunately for us, we are in the dry middle and these clouds are moving toward the southwest. I imagine the Cayos Cochinos are getting some nice showers this morning. There is a small chance for us on the Bay Islands this morning, but this afternoon should be mostly sunny. Another small chance will happen tomorrow morning, and maybe a 10 percent chance overnight Monday night into Tuesday morning, but after that we are dry as a bone.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day winds fairly light at 10 mph from the north/northeast, but waves are 3-4 feet on the north side. This afternoon winds will pick up to 20 mph from the northeast, keeping our seas around 4 feet north side. Tomorrow we will have another day of light morning winds and winds in the afternoon 15-20 mph from the northeast, with seas 2-3 feet north side. Tuesday through the rest of the week we will have easterly trade winds, but only around 20 mph, so seas should stay around 3-4 feet, mostly on the south side. We won’t have those 30 mph overnight winds we’ve had previous weeks.

Today is $18 Lobster Special day at Ikigai by Robby Molina in French Harbor. This is a good deal by itself, but the fact that it includes a complimentary adult beverage makes it a great deal.

 Low tides are 9:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Have a great Sunday!

Rain, glorious rain. Our photo of the day comes from Paula Chamernick in Guaiabara Beach Big Bight. The chances of rain finally broke through overnight and into this morning. Sadly, from here the chances of rain go down, but will be around through Monday morning.

On satellite we can see lots of popcorn clouds around, so there will be a chance of rain showers today, especially this morning. But we will have partly cloudy skies with periods of sun. Where there are rain and clouds it will be a tad cooler, but when you get in the sun, it will still be muggy and hot. We will have chances of rain tonight into Sunday morning and Sunday night into Monday morning. Sunday and Monday afternoon should be dry and mostly sunny.

Here are the numbers you are all interested in. West Bay was the big winner with an inch and a quarter. Most of the rest of us got between a third and three quarters of an inch.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with with north winds at 5 mph and seas only at two feet. Those conditions will last most of the day. This evening winds will pick up to 15 mph from the northeast and seas will pick up to 3 feet. Those conditions will continue through tomorrow. Next week we will have easterly trade winds, but not as bad as in recent weeks. Winds will be mostly 15 mph during the day and 20 mph at night and 3-4 foot seas, mostly on the south side.

High tides are pretty low and lowest tide will be 8:15 mph. Have a great weekend!

Good morning Bay Islands. Today’s photo comes from Debbie Robertson in Punta Gorda. It is appropriate because today is the celebration of the 227th anniversary of the Garifuna landing in Punta Gorda. There will be a small chance of a shower today, but mostly things should be OK, with fairly calm winds.

Want to see a sad video? Last night there was a nice-looking line of thundershowers entering the Caribbean and northern Belize and I had hopes we might have a round of morning showers, but you can see how these storms disappear this morning.

On satellite this morning we can see a very weak frontal boundary with some popcorn clouds behind it. This is drifting very slowly southeast. I sincerely hope some of these clouds make it our way, but it’s not a sure thing. We will have a 30 percent chance of rain through Sunday. I know folks in Punta Gorda don’t want a lot of rain today, but I think even they would welcome a little rain.

Saturday night is Steak Night at Ikigai by Robby Molina, and there is no more tender, juicy steak than the one put on the grill by our island’s top chef.

We have mostly light westerly winds, especially Utila and the west side of Roatan, due to a very small low pressure system to our northwest. We will have light and variable winds today but this evening we will switch back to light northeasterly winds. Tomorrow, because of winds to our north, we will have a little bit of surf on the north side, 2-3 feet. On Sunday we will have northeast winds 15 mph and seas around 3 feet northside.

Lowest tide is around 7 p.m. Have a great Friday and hope to see you in Punta Gorda.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Janie Bard in West Bay. If you would like to submit a photo and a chance at a $50 credit at Blue Bahia Beach Grill, please email your photo to bookmybio@gmail.com along with name and location or WhatsApp it to 9475-4406. The reason I ask you not to send it Messenger is because for some reason Mark Zuckerberg takes all the resolution out of the photo.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Let’s start with this morning’s winds. The buoys on the north side of Utila are showing 20 mph west winds, while the buoys on the south side of Roatan are still showing strong east winds. This forecast map is for noon today, and shows the westerly winds moving into the west side of Roatan. After noon the forecast is for the winds to shift back slightly to the east, but this will be a day where the further west you are the more likely you are to have west winds and the further east, the more likely to have easterlies.

By noon tomorrow, westerlies are hanging on in Utila, but many of us will have calmer winds, with some northeasterlies around 15 mph especially for the northeast side of Roatan and Guanaja.

By noon Saturday we’re all back to easterly winds, but only about 15 mph.

Rain forecast: On satellite you can see the cold front strongly apparent over Florida, but not so easy to see as you go southwest. But it is the reason our winds are changing today. We will see an increase in clouds today, but only a 10 percent chance of any sort of shower. For the period from tomorrow morning through Monday morning, we will have a 40 percent chance of rain, mostly overnight and in the mornings. It’s not a sure thing, but let’s hope some of us get a little relief from this drought.

Last night I had spaghetti with ground beef from Carniceria Rosita and was reminded just how lean and tasty their beef is. Most other places will have soy or other fillers that mess up the texture of the meat, but Rosita’s is just pure, tasty beef.

Low tide is 5:30 p.m. Have a great Thursday!

Good morning Bay Islands! This morning’s photo is from Mel James at Guanaja’s West End. Gorgeous blue skies though we’ve been a little hazy recently. Give Mel’s photo a “like” to get it into the contest April 30 for a $50 gift certificate to Blue Bahia Beach Grill. I got a 40 mph wind gust on Jonesville Point last night. One more day of east winds before we get our very weak cold front.

Today we will have 20 mph east winds, getting back up to 30 mph this evening, with seas 4-5 feet on the south side. Tomorrow morning into midday we will have a period of westerly winds, especially for Utila and the west side of Roatan. East side and Guanaja, will have light east winds until closer to midday, when we pick up some west winds as well. Those west winds will be around 15 mph with seas around 3 feet north and west sides. Thursday evening through Sunday morning we will have a chance of rain. It’s not a big chance, maybe 40 percent for the whole period. Just hope you get a quick downpour. Highest chance will be Friday night into Saturday morning.

We keep saying maybe the next cold front will be the last. They get weaker and weaker each time. I think this one may be the last one for real. The extended forecast on the GFS doesn’t show any more cold front getting anywhere close to the Caribbean. After this, our only hope for any sort of shower comes from waves of moisture coming from our east. This is probably also the last time we have to worry about westerly winds for awhile. Easterly trades should dominate the rest of April into May.

Our photo of the day is a great reminder that Guanaja is a great place to visit. I will be over there the first part of May. I’m hoping to get some diving in. If you have a dive shop on Guanaja and have an extra seat on a boat at a reasonable price let me know.

Lowest tide is 4:20 p.m. Have a great Wednesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Tammy Wright at Half Moon Bay in West End. I want to thank everyone who sent photos from here and elsewhere of yesterday’s solar eclipse. I am amazed that our Creator made the moon appear the same size as the sun from Earth’s perspective so that it fits so perfectly over the sun during an eclipse. Next total solar eclipse for Roatan is June 13, 2132 and I hope to be here for it.

Let’s start with the Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: Last night I got up to 38 mph east winds on Jonesville Point and strong east winds will continue today, tonight, tomorrow and tomorrow night. Thursday we will start to see winds calm and shift to the west. Exactly when that happens is up for debate. 

Above is a map of two computer models for winds Thursday at 9 a.m. The GFS is giving us 15-20 mph west winds, while the Euro shows us more in the middle between west winds and east winds, but as the day goes on we should catch a westerly breeze.

Friday and Saturday winds shift to the northeast, but only around 10-15 mph.

We will be dry today and tomorrow and most of Thursday. I hate to get everyone’s hopes up again, but there will be chances of rain from Thursday night through Sunday morning, with the best chance coming Friday night into Saturday morning. Like previous cold fronts, the chance of rain is much better to our west, toward Puerto Cortes. But we could get fortunate like Guanaja did a few days ago with a 3 inch downpour.

Today and tomorrow will be quite hot. Yesterday’s high at the airport was 86 (30C), but I expect to see 90 degree (32C) readings today and tomorrow. Windy conditions will help with the heat. When the cold front gets here there will be more clouds and that should knock our temperature back a couple of degrees, but don’t expect a big cooldown from this weak cold front. By the weekend we will be having highs of 84 (29C) and lows around 77 (25C).

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

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Patric Lengacher at Paya Bay. With winds coming from the south, inside the reef at Paya Bay will still be pretty calm, depite the strong winds. Today is eclipse day. Hopefully skies clear out for you wherever you are.

On satellite we see a pretty decent storm that popped up overnight over southern Belize and the coast of Guatemala. A few high clouds are actually close to Utila from this storm, but unfortunately none of the rain will come this way. I think we would trade in a 40 percent eclipse for a nice rain. Things look decent right now for Mitch Cummins in Mazatlan, but unfortunately clouds are supposed to increase there through the day. I think we should be partly cloudy by noon for the eclipse.

Wind and Galaxy Wave forecast: We start the day with 20 mph winds and 3 foot seas on the southside. Those winds and seas will continue today, tomorrow and Wednesday. We will have low pressure nearby as we get into Thursday, Friday and Saturday, meaning that winds will be variable on the islands depending on your location.

The cold front that is bringing clouds to much of the total eclipse zone, will finally make it here on Friday, giving us about a 40 percent chance of rain Friday and Saturday.

Speaking of Mitch Cummins, don’t forget to get in touch with him when he returns to get your order in for Roatan Pets food. Sourced from local ingredients and 10 percent of proceeds goes to Roatan Operation Animal Rescue.

5. Low tide is 2:30 p.m. Have a great week and don’t look at the sun!