MARINE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ISSUED WITHIN THE GMDSS AND SELECTION OF OTHER USEFUL MET INFORMATION FOR THE MARINER
[Information correct as on 5th September 2001 - please read caution at foot of menu - and ensure that the text you have received is the latest text and not a copy held in cache]

UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND (METAREA/NAVAREA I)

High Seas Forecast Issued by the Met Office for broadcast via INMARSAT at 0930/2130 UTC High Seas forecast for METAREA I	Shipping Forecast (Coastal sea areas) Issued by the Met Office (UK) at 0505/1130/1725/2330 Local Clock Time Shipping forecast
Storm Warning Latest Storm Warning issued by Bracknell for METAREA I	Gale Warning Latest Gale Warning Navigate to Leisure then Gale Warning for text
Coastal waters around Ireland Shipping Forecast Gale Warnings Forecast charts (courtesy Met Eireann and RTE , Ireland)	Forecast for the Inshore Waters around the United Kingdom Issued by the Met Office at 0500/1700 UTC Inshore Waters Forecast Navigate to Leisure then Inshore Waters for text

FRANCE and SPAIN (Metarea II/NAVAREA II)

High Seas Forecast Issued by Météo-France at 0915/2115 UTC (in English) High Seas forecast for METAREA II (North Atlantic) Click here for general menu and access to charts	*NAVTEX bulletin as broadcast by Corsen* [A]** Issue times 0915/ 2115 NAVTEX bulletin (Biscay etc)
Météo-France - Marine products Menu Menu page Forecasts and Warnings and a selection of forecast charts (In French)	*NAVTEX bulletin as broadcast by La Garde* [W]** Issue times 0930/ 2130 NAVTEX bulletin (Western Mediterranean)
Radio France Internationale Bulletin for the North Atlantic Forecast for south and south-east North Atlantic - Southwest Approaches to the Windward Isles Forecast for the Southern and South-eastern North Atlantic, in French, as broadcast by RFI at 1140 UTC	Spanish Met Service: Marine forecasts (in Spanish) Coastal waters (out to 20 km) Western Mediterranean Atlantic waters including Approaches to the UK Full details of NAVTEX and coastal station broadcasts (no real-time forecasts) from the Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, Spain

MSLP CHARTS FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC
prepared at Bracknell UK

Analysis

24-hour forecast

36-hour forecast

48-hour forecast

72-hour forecast

96-hour forecast

120-hour forecast

The above links provide for quick downloads as the files are small, approximately 20Kbytes. For better quality products try the following set of links, files approx 80Kbytes:

Analysis

24-hour forecast

36-hour forecast

48-hour forecast

60-hour forecast

72-hour forecast

96-hour forecast

120-hour forecast

Marine Forecasts available for other Metareas
(Click on the appropriate link. N/A indicates that there is not a known link to the information on the Internet)

METAREA	Issuing Service	Forecast	Notes
III	France	Latest issue	Western areas of the Mediterranean Issue time 0900/2100
III	Greece	N/A	Eastern areas of the Mediterranean
IV	USA	Latest issue	Issue times 0420/1020/1620/2220
V	Brazil	N/A	-
VI	Argentina	N/A	-
VII	South Africa	Latest issue MSLP analysis	Whole of Metarea VII
VIII	India	Forecasts N/A Streamline Charts	Indian Ocean North of Equator Streamline analyses/forecasts for Indian Ocean : 925hPa level gives a good indication of surface wind flow
VIII	Mauritius/Reunion	Latest issue MSLP analysis	Indian Ocean South of Equator Text follows that for Metarea VII
IX	Pakistan	N/A	-
IX	Saudi Arabia	N/A	-
X	Australia	Latest issue Click on map for area required MSLP charts	Useful menu of MSLP analyses and forecasts
XI	China/Hong Kong	Latest	Hong Kong Shipping areas
XII	USA	Latest	North Pacific E of 180°E
XIII	Russia	N/A	-
XIV	New Zealand	Latest issue Click on map for area required	Areas SUBTROPIC, FORTIES PACIFIC See Australia for relevant synoptic charts
XV	Chile	N/A	–
XVI	USA	Latest	Area to west of Peru

CHARTS (MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE) FOR THE OCEANIC AREAS
Courtesy NWS via Karlsruhe University site

North Atlantic	North Pacific	Indian Ocean & SW Pacific
-	South Pacific & South Atlantic	-

Other useful links:

Guide Marine de Météo-France - for the online version of the Guide click here
NWS products available via Inmarsat SafetyNET^TM and other links to useful information, click here
For a comprehensive on-line NWS guide to marine products on the Internet, click here
Radio-facsimile broadcasts
- The NOAA Guide to world-wide radio-fax broadcasts: to view this publication click here
- Quickborn/Pinneberg (DWD) radio-fax broadcast : for schedule click here
- Quickborn/Pinneberg (DWD) radio-telex Met broadcast : for schedule (revised 3rd April 2001) click here
- Northwood radio-fax broadcast - schedule broadcast at 0236 and 1424
  on all four frequencies: 2618.5, 4610, 8040 & 11086.5kHz UTC. For an on-line schedule click here

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Special Note: Sources of meteorological information on the Internet are not guaranteed and therefore must not be relied upon. Several of the links above are provided by Universities and they have no operational requirement to ensure that the information is up-to-date. Also the information provided by the National Meteorological Services via the Internet is not part of an operational service. If your safety is at stake you should ensure that you have the correct equipment (NAVTEX & SafetyNET receivers) to receive warnings and forecasts provided as part of the GMDSS. Note that many sites have copyright restrictions and, in general, the information must not be used for commercial gain unless permission has been obtained either from the Meteorological Service concerned or from the provider of the information. Page prepared by Martin Stubbs and last updated on 7th October 2001. Comments, additions and corrections can be sent via e-mail: tempusfugit@zetnet.co.uk

CHARTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES
Updated on 18th November 2001 - Bracknell charts available via the UK Weather once again - please note the disclaimer at bottom of page

UK Met Office Bracknell

MSLP CHARTS FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC

Analysis

24-hour forecast

36-hour forecast

48-hour forecast

60-hour forecast

72-hour forecast

96-hour forecast

120-hour forecast

For quick downloads (files are approximateley 20Kbytes) use the links below.

Analysis 24-hour forecast 36-hour forecast 48-hour forecast 72-hour forecast 96-hour forecast 120-hour forecast

Output from the UK Met Office Unified Model

Wetterzentrale Site
The MSLP output includes the 500-hPa field (colour shading), and the key 1000/500-hPa thickness isopleths (eg 510 dam, 528 dam, 546 dam, 564 dam, and 582 dam).
MSLP: T+0 , T+12 , T+24 , T+36 , T+48 , T+60 , T+72 , T+96 , T+120 , 3-Day-Panel ,
850-hPa temperature: T+0 , T+24 , T+48

Meteocentre Site
Two sets of charts are available, MSLP isobaric output (4-mb spacing) plus 500-hPa contours and the key total thickness of the 1000/500-hPa layer (in the standard colours used by the Met Office (Brown - 510 dam, Blue - 528 dam, Green - 546 dam, Red - 564 dam, Purple - 582 dam). The Models Menu page on the site provides a wide choice of presentations. The links below are a selection of the pages available. Products are available separately from the last two runs of the model (based on 0000 GMT and 1200 GMT data). The looped sequence interface allows the viewer several options including the selection of specific frames.

MSLP, 500-hPa and the 1000/500-hPa total thickness
- Looped sequences (T+0 to T+72 in 6-hour steps): 00 GMT Run , 12 GMT Run
- Six-panel format (T+12 to T+72 in 12-hour steps): 00 GMT Run , 12 GMT Run

Individual frames at 6-hour intervals MSLP+500hPa+Thickness:
00 GMT run: T+0 , T+6 , T+12 , T+18 , T+24 , T+30 , T+36 , T+42 , T+48 , T+60 , T+72
12 GMT run: T+0 , T+6 , T+12 , T+18 , T+24 , T+30 , T+36 , T+42 , T+48 , T+60 , T+72

Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology University of Cologne
(This site has many links to current weather - plotted charts and links to other related products)

Current weather index page

Deutscheur Wetterdienst (DWD)
(Analyses and model output based on the 0000 UTC run except for the 30-hour forecast which is based on the 1800 UTC model run)

Surface Analysis for 00Z (with plotted observations) and a Surface Prognosis for 12Z the following day

The following two charts via the Free University of Berlin are the only two charts available on the Internet from the DWD (updated charts do not usually appear until after 9am UK time). Charts (see below) other than the surface analysis for which links are available are copies of the charts broadcast by the DWD on its radio-facsimile broadcast.

Surface Analysis for 00:00 UTC T+36 Surface Prognosis VT 12:00 UTC tomorrow

The DWD disseminates additional model output and manually adjusted prognoses for the North Atlantic area and Europe on its radio-facsimile broadcast. Also included on the broadcast are charts of output (out to T+72) from the DWD Global Model, again for much of the North Atlantic and Europe, but in a four-up presentation. The Observatori Meteorològic de Sort makes many of these products available on the Web in GIF format. It is noted that only products out to T+72 are available (the T+96 prognosis on the broadcast is only provided for the marine community within the context of the Convention for Safety of Life at Sea and cannot be made available to third parties). It is noted that the quality of the products depends on reception of the radio broadcast and therefore the quality of the charts can vary considerably from day to day.

Note that for ease of access, this server grabs several of the products from the Observatori Meteorològic de Sort site and zips them into two zipped files (see below).

Analyses and forecast charts (forecaster adjusted model products)
- based on 00Z data (note that the 30-hr forecast is based on 18Z model output)

Surface Analysis (00Z) 30-hour forecast (VT 00Z)
48-hour forecast (VT 00Z) 72-hour forecast (VT 00Z)

Global Model output in 4-up format

H=Contour lines of geopotential height (gpdam), T=Isotherms (°C)
P=MSL pressure (hPa) U=Relative Humidity (%)

T+12/T+24 : 500hPa (H+T)/Surface (P) T+36/T+48 : 500hPa (H+T)/Surface (P) T+60/T+72 : 500hPa (H+T)/Surface (P)
T+12/T+24 : 850hPa (T)/700hPa (U) T+36/T+48 : 850hPa (T)/700hPa (U) T+60/T+72 : 850hPa (T)/700hPa (U)

ECMWF model
(European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting, based in United Kingdom)
- run on 1200 GMT data only

ECMWF:
Menu to various chart displays direct from the ECMWF, UK

Index to ECMWF charts available on the Unisys site
Surface Pressure & 500 hPa Heights Index 4-Panel (T+3 to T+6 days) , 3 day , 4 day , 5 day , 6 day

ECMWF charts available on the INFOMET site (Spain)
Surface Pressure & 500 hPa Heights T+0 , 6-Panel (T+1 to T+6 days)
850 hPa Temperatures T+0 , 6-Panel (T+1 to T+6 days)

NCEP (National Center for Environmental Prediction, United States) AVN MODEL output for the European sector

AVN Run: 6-Panel presentation of Various Fields, T+12 to T+72 hours
Saving the chart and converting to a negative of the original may make the charts easier to understand.
Charts are based on 0000 and 1200 GMT data. The links below are to the Unisys Corp., USA) .
Click on Info for information re the charts being accessed

Surface Pressure, 1000-500-hPa Thickness & Precipitation (via Unisys Corp., USA) Info.

850 hPa height, winds & temperatures (via Unisys Corp., USA) Info.

700 hPa Heights, Winds & Vertical Velocity (via Unisys Corp., USA) Info.

500 hPa Heights, Winds & Absolute Vorticity (via Unisys Corp., USA) Info.

300 hPa Heights & Winds (via Unisys Corp., USA) Info.

Integrated 850-500 hPa Relative Humidity (via Unisys Corp., USA) Info.

This page updated on 18th November 2001. The links are provided 'as is' with no guarantee that they provide the latest information. If you are sailing you should always ensure that you access the official information provided by the various Meteorological Services. E-mails to (no replies until early December): tempusfugit@zetnet.co.uk.

Analyse de cartes (prévisions USAF):
http://131.54.120.150/GifImages/metsatanal.gif
prévision à 12h : http://131.54.120.150/GifImages/synoptic12.gif
prévision à 24h : http://131.54.120.150/GifImages/synoptic24.gif
prévision à 36h : http://131.54.120.150/GifImages/synoptic36.gif
prévision à 48h : http://131.54.120.150/GifImages/synoptic48.gif
prévision à 72h : http://131.54.120.150/GifImages/synoptic72.gif
prévision à 96h : http://131.54.120.150/GifImages/synoptic96.gif
prévision à 120h : http://131.54.120.150/GifImages/synoptic120.gif

Analyse de cartes (prévisions BRACKNELL): (ne marche pas à tous les coups)
http://129.13.102.93/~gmueller/pics/bracka.gif ou http://imkpc3.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/wz/pics/bracka.gif ou
prévision à 24h : http://129.13.102.93/~gmueller/pics/brack0.gif
prévision à 48h : http://129.13.102.93/~gmueller/pics/brack1.gif
prévision à 72h : http://129.13.102.93/~gmueller/pics/brack2.gif
prévision à 96h : http://129.13.102.93/~gmueller/pics/brack3.gif
prévision à 120h : http://129.13.102.93/~gmueller/pics/brack4.gif

Météo américaine intéractive :
http://www.arl.noaa.gov/ready-bin/arlplot1.pl?metdata=AVN+191+km

Météo mondiale intéractive :
http://152.80.49.210/PUBLIC/WXMAP/GLOBAL/

Photo satellite en direct de notre région
http://www.nemoc.navy.mil/LIBRARY/AOR/NEMOC/Regional+MED/IMAGERY/METEOSAT/Naples+Visual/index.html
http://www.nemoc.navy.mil/ (This is a Department of Defense computer system)

Photo satellite en direct des caraïbes:
https://www.nlmoc.navy.mil/cgi-bin/latest.pl?sat+carib+vis

un menu assez complet...
https://www.nlmoc.navy.mil/home1.html

Autres Photos satellites (européen):      ftp://ftp.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk/pub/sat-images/
explications :                                             ftp://ftp.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk/pub/sat-images/README
Pour chez nous :                                       ftp://ftp.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk/pub/sat-images/C03.JPG
Interface graphique pour le globe :         http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/meteosat/graphif.shtml

Choisir sa vue :
http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth

essayer 43°N 4°E 300km d'altitude...
de nuit par temps clair, on voit bien marseille, le rhône, montpellier avignon, barcelone, madrid, la belgique hollande, l'angleterre (Londres)...

Le dernier site que j'ai trouvé en allemand : pas mal de possibilités...
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten/

vent et vague sur 144 h                                                                http://152.80.49.210/PUBLIC/
prevision isobarique sur 5 jours SO indien SE atlanqique:     http://grads.iges.org/pix/af.slp.html
prevision môôndiales:                                                                 http://www.arl.noaa.gov/ready-bin/metgramsrc.pl?metdata=MRF+191+km
observation vent:                                                                         http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/quikscat/
observation isobares+vent afrique du sud:                                http://www.oceanweather.com/data/Indian-Northern/marineM00.gif
                                                                                                        http://www1.meteo-reunion.com/ship1.html
Carte de surface avec courbe isobare
sur le sud ouest de l'Océan Indien -
Image satellite colorisé de l'Océan Indien -
Carte des conditions météorologiques -
Carte de la hauteur et de la direction de la houle -
Animation des prévisions de houle jusqu'à 5 jours -
Carte de température de l'eau en surface                                http://www1.meteo-reunion.com/ocean_indien1.html
forum meteo ocean indien:                                                         http://www1.meteo-reunion.com/

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