ood morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Phil Sikora and shows the sunset over Maya Key from Coxen Hole. I picked this photo because this week we will see a few more clouds than last week. But the big headline is winds will be calmer.

On our satellite view we can see a very weak cold front moving into the Gulf of Mexico. By this time of year, whatever arrives down here can’t be called a cold front, but it will be a few more clouds, starting this evening and lasting through most of the week. This should cool us down a couple of degrees. Our high yesterday at the airport was 88 (31.1C). So starting this evening into Thursday we should be more like 84-86 for highs (28.9-30C). Starting tomorrow and especially Wednesday and Thursday morning, I expect A FEW popcorn clouds around and someone getting a small shower, at least enough to wet down all the dust, but most of us probably won’t see a shower.

Wind and wave forecast: If there was ever a week for a Galaxy Wave ferry ride, this will be it. We start the day with winds already calming at 7 a.m. to 15 mph from the southeast and seas at 3 feet on the south side. We will have southeast winds 10 mph and seas 2-3 feet for the middle part of the day, but the real change comes tonight when winds stay around 15 mph overnight, whereas previous nights we’ve been getting up to 25-30 mph. Tomorrow we will have east winds 10-15 mph before they turn to the northeast in the evening. Wednesday looks quite calm with light and variable winds and seas at 1 foot even on the south side.

With such a great week with calmer winds, you definitely need to check out Jolly Roger Roatan if you’re planning an excursion, either for an island visit by air or on a cruise. You just concentrate on having fun and they will take care of the rest.

Low tides are close to noon and midnight. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. This morning’s photo comes from Darlene Cresswell and shows what at first glance appears to be an alien planet, but is actually our sun setting amid all the haze. We haven’t had a good rain to wash out the atmosphere and we have some pollution and water vapor in the atmosphere creating these vivid sunrises and sunsets. Don’t forget the five photos with the most likes compete on March 31 for $50 in Roatan Pets food.

We start the day pretty windy on the main island with 25 mph east winds and 5 foot seas on the south side. Things are quite a bit calmer on Utila, where a light wind is coming from the southwest. Things should calm down quite a bit by midday as we get down to 10 mph east winds and seas 2-3 feet. We have another windy night tonight with winds around 20 mph and seas 3-4 feet, but things get a lot calmer Monday, with light and variable winds and seas around 2 feet. Tuesday we will have moderate winds around 10-15 mph from the east and Wednesday gets super calm again. All in all a very nice week ahead for your Galaxy Wave ferry ride.

Monday through Thursday morning of this week we will see a few more of those popcorn morning clouds and I suspect someone will get a shower good for a tenth of an inch or so, but most of us will probably stay dry, sadly.

Speaking of Roatan Pets, Mitch Cummins has produced his first batch of dog treats and I’m sure your best friend will tell you how tasty they are. Contact him for more info at 9801-7828.

We’re moving into half moon phase with low tides 11:40 a.m. and 11:40 p.m. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Debbie Aaron in Sandy Bay, and shows a sunset off a very calm sea. That won’t be the case this weekend, but next week will be much calmer and Wednesday will be close to dead calm. We start the day with east winds 20-25 mph and seas at 5 feet on the south side. That should calm to 15 mph and 3 feet by midday. Tonight we’ll get back up to 25 mph east winds and seas 4 feet but by mid morning we should be back down to 10 mph winds and 2-3 foot seas. Sunday night will be a bit windier, but as we get into Monday and into the week, we will see winds more in the 10-15 mph range and seas 2-3 feet, calming to 1 foot by Wednesday.
As for rain we will have more clouds Monday through Wednesday and a small chance (20-30 percent each day) of seeing a shower Monday evening through Wednesday morning. Have a great weekend!

If you want a great meal combined with soothing sounds, head out to Ikigai by Robby Molina in French Harbour for the musical stylings of Scotty C. Reservations are not required but you can definitely call ahead at 92497662.

Low tides are 10 a.m and 10 p.m.

Good morning Bay Islands. This morning Lisa Strachan greets us with a blue-headed anole peeking in her window as our photo of the day. This guy would probably love to get his mouth on some Roatan Pets food, but remember the five most-liked photos compete on March 31 for $50 in premium pet food.

Surprise, surprise. We have some rain to report. Lisa Garcia in Guanaja got a couple of rounds of showers in the 5 a.m. hour to give her .14 of an inch. This is the first measurable rain anyone’s gotten in a few weeks.

We have quite a bit of high clouds around. The clouds that caused rain on Guanaja are the popcorn (altocumulus) clouds you see here. The wispy, cottony clouds are cirrus clouds that will not cause any rain. The popcorn clouds almost always come in the morning. We will have maybe a 5 percent chance of seeing a small shower somewhere. But generally we will have hazy high clouds and dry conditions through the day. We’re seeing indications that we could have more scattered showers in the period between March 20 and March 30. I know that’s getting into Semana Santa, but even if we get a little rain, it won’t be much, just enough to keep the dust down on the way out to Camp Bay Beach, and we desperately need that.

Wind and wave forecast: I got up to 34 mph wind gusts around 8:30 p.m. last night. This morning we’re a bit calmer, around 20 mph and seas at 4 feet on the south side. We will continue with those winds and seas 3-4 feet today, before we get windier again tonight with east winds 20-30 mph and seas 5-6 feet. This is a cycle we will stay in through Sunday. Monday into next week looks a bit calmer, with east winds mostly around 15 mph.

Wind and wave forecast: I got up to 34 mph wind gusts around 8:30 p.m. last night. This morning we’re a bit calmer, around 20 mph and seas at 4 feet on the south side. We will continue with those winds and seas 3-4 feet today, before we get windier again tonight with east winds 20-30 mph and seas 5-6 feet. This is a cycle we will stay in through Sunday. Monday into next week looks a bit calmer, with east winds mostly around 15 mph.

High tide is 7:05 p.m. as our moon waxes into a crescent moon. Have a great Thursday.

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day looks at the sunset through the entrance to Tequila Jack’s in West End. There are a few showers toward Puerto Cortes on the coast again this morning. We had reports of some showers between West Bay and West End, but none of those showers registered on our weather stations over there.

Here’s the 7 a.m. radar, showing a few showers near Puerto Cortes.

Our 7 a.m. satellite shows quite a few clouds and the coast to our southwest, but only a few popcorn clouds, just south of Roatan. These clouds are slowly moving west and may give Utila a little relief from the sun this morning. We will be mostly sunny this week, except for a period of high clouds Friday into Saturday, but there isn’t any rain in the forecast for those clouds. In the long range forecast our potential rainmaker March 20 is looking weaker and weaker.

Wind and wave forecast: We start the day with east winds at 15 mph and seas at 3 feet on the south side. Winds will stay around 15 mph and seas will calm to 2-3 feet midday. Winds get up to 20 mph tonight . Wednesday will be around 15 mph and again seas 2-3 feet, but the wind machine really cranks up Thursday and Friday with evening winds 20-30 mph and daytime seas around 4 feet south side.

I have recently become a big fan of the chorizo (sausage) at Carniceria Rosita. I crisp them up in the air fryer and they have just the right amount of spice and are a great alternative to pricey US sausages.

Lowest tide is 4:35 p.m. Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Erica Barnhart who took this picture behind Sol y Mar in Sandy Bay after the conclusion of a successful Music Festival for the Angels. There are a few showers on radar.

Let’s start with the satellite at 7 a.m. We see clouds well to our west around Puerto Cortes and some to the east, between the Mosquito Coast and east of Guanaja. These clouds are drifting slowly to the west/southwest.

There is rain under some of those clouds. You can see this clearly on the 7 a.m. radar for the clouds near Puerto Cortes. In fact Omoa just west of Puerto Cortes has picked up .11 of an inch. It is likely the clouds to our east also have rain, but the radar can’t pick it up because the radar (which is coming out of Belize City) is too far away. But whatever rain is light and much of it will miss us to the south. So we will keep a 30 percent chance of rain today, especially this morning. There will be a small chance of a morning shower tomorrow, as well. After that, rain chances disappear until around March 20.

Today will be a good day on the sea with calm winds and seas around 1 foot. Things get a little windier tomorrow with east winds at 10-15 mph and seas 2-3 feet. Things get a lot windier Wednesday through the weekend with daytime east winds 15-20 mph and seas around 4 feet on the south side and nighttime winds 20-30 mph and seas 5-6 feet.

If you are contemplating a cruise that has a port of call in Roatan, check out the cruise offerings from Jolly Roger Roatan. They will maximize your fun while getting you back to the ship safely on time.

We are in new moon phase and there is a bigger difference between high tides and low tides. Have a great week!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Phil Sikora over here near Jonesville Point. I love the reflections in Caribe Bight, just below Juticalpa. We’ll see a few more clouds than we’ve been seeing and we’re hoping against hope to have a little rain.

You can see the very weak cold front nearing Yucatan, Mexico this morning. This will give us the best shot of rain tomorrow morning. That’s till only around a 30 percent chance but it’s better than we’ve had in weeks. Today we will have partly cloudy skies and a 20 percent chance of a small shower. Tomorrow morning will be partly to mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of a shower, especially in the morning. Chance of rain goes back down to 20 percent Tuesday morning and then goes away for the rest of the week.

Our close-up satellite shows a few more clouds this morning, meaning at least a little relief from the sun.

Our winds are out of the northwest around 10 mph this morning. They will be mostly out of the northwest today, 10-15 mph with seas 1-2 feet. Tomorrow should be pretty calm as well. with light east winds and seas at 1 foot. Tuesday east winds will be around 15 mph and seas 2 feet. Wednesday through the weekend we are back to typical trade wind conditions.

Remember that today all of Canada except Saskatchewan and Yukon and all of the US except Arizona goes on Daylight Savings Time today, meaning we’re now two hours behind New York and one hour ahead of LA. I love this time of year because my OKC Thunder basketball games end an hour earlier and I can get to bed on time.

I have an exciting announcement. Ikigai by Robby Molina‘s awesome Lobster Special, that used to be just for Sunday supper, is now an all day (11 a.m. to 10 p.m.) event. You can’t beat two great lobster tails and sides for $18. They are in the old Romeo’s building in French Harbour. For reservations or events contact them at +504 9249-7662 / 9606-1668

Low tides are 2:50 p.m. and 3:20 a.m. Have a great Sunday!

Good morning Bay Islands. Our photo of the day comes from Christine Barry in West End and I chose it because it shows a few more clouds. We are hoping for more clouds starting tomorrow to provide us a little relief from the heat and maybe a small shower here or there.

Here is the satellite image of the cold front that will push a few clouds our way starting tomorrow.

You can see on US radar that almost all of the rain action is on the east side of the cold front. The west side is pretty dry and that’s the side we will get tomorrow and Monday. We will have a small chance of rain, especially tomorrow morning. That is better than the no chance of rain we’ve had the last week. Monday is our best shot at getting a morning shower. There will also be a small chance of a shower Tuesday morning. After that our rain chances go back to near-zero.

Winds today are starting out from the east 15-20 mph and seas are 4 feet on the south side. They will calm today to 10-15 mph and seas at 3 feet. Winds late this evening will turn to the northeast at 10-15 mph overnight. Tomorrow winds turn to the west around 15 mph and seas calm through the day from 2 feet in the morning to 1 foot in the evening. Monday looks like quite a calm day before east winds pick up again Tuesday into next week.

Galaxy Wave is offering an $18 discount on roundtrip tickets to La Ceiba. You can purchase now through March 23 on tickets good for travel within 2024. Go to roatanferry.com for more info.

We’re moving into new moon phase. Low tides are 2 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. Have a great weekend.