Weather Information Sources
Weather Agencies Weather Forecasts
National Hurricane Center NOAA Weather Radio
www.nhc.noaa.gov NOAA Weather Radio operates VHF-FM
The Website provides current information radio stations on frequencies 162.55, 162.40,
on developing tropical storms and hurri- and 162.475 MHz, better known as WX 1,
canes. RSS feeds are available, and the center 2, and 3. These stations provide continuous
is experimenting with email notification. weather broadcasts, including both regional
NOAA Weather Service
and local weather. In Bermuda, Bermuda
Harbour Radio broadcasts on WX 2.
www.nws.noaa.gov
Broadcast tapes are generally updated every
Information available includes forecasts
three hours during the day and at minimum,
and warnings, up-to-date marine weather
every six hours. Broadcasts vary, but gener-
charts, and the NOAA Weather Radio Guide.
ally include:
National Climatic Data Center
1) Marine forecasts and warnings for coastal
www.ncdc.noaa.gov
waters out to 60 miles.
Detailed climatological charts and infor-
2) Offshore waters forecast for waters 60 to
mation for all areas of the world are available
250 miles from land.
for a fee. Among the products of interest to
3) State forecasts and local forecasts.
mariners are Gulf Stream charts; climato-
4) Selected weather observations from the
logical studies of Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico,
Coast Guard, buoys, and other stations.
and Caribbean waters and coastal zones; and
Whenever severe weather warnings are
tropical storm data.
necessary, the tape is updated and the trans-
Bermuda Weather Service
mission devoted to “up-to-the-minute” in-
formation on storm dangers.
www.weather.bm
WX-1: 162.55 MHz
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Recorded information: 441-297-7977
WX-2: 162.40 MHz
The Bermuda Yacht Reporting Centre, locat-
WX-3: 162.475 MHz
ed on Ordnance Island, St. George’s, is open
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0800-2300 daily and provides a variety of spe-
U.S. Coast Guard - Portsmouth, VA (NMN) W
cialized weather services for departing yachts:
The U.S. Coast Guard, Camslant Chesapeake
– North Atlantic Weather Forecast charts
(Portsmouth), VA (call sign NMN), provides
up to four days ahead, tropical advisories,
the most complete offshore weather informa-
Gulf Stream surface temperature analysis.
tion available in this region (see Fig. 7a-b on
page 806. Broadcasts include forecasts and a
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– A special dedicated telephone used to
book pre-sail weather briefings from the
synopsis for New England, the west central
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meteorologist (all weather briefings from
North Atlantic, the southwest North Atlantic
BWS should be booked at least six hours
(including the Bahamas), the Gulf of Mexico,
in advance); or dial the recorded marine
and the Caribbean. ion S
weather forecast and warning numbers
0330, 0500, 0930 UTC on 4426.0, 6501.0,
(9772 and 9773)
and 8764.0 kHz. mat
– Upon request, BWS will prepare depar-
1130, 1600, 2200, 2330 UTC on 6501.0,
or
ture weather briefing packets, which in-
8764.0, and 13089.0 kHz.
clude copies of the latest weather forecast
1730 UTC on 8764.0, 13089.0, and 17314.0
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charts and Gulf Stream Analyses.
kHz.
These forecasts are delivered by a comput-
erized voice. The times listed above are the
beginning of the broadcast cycle. Note that
the various area forecasts are also repeated
on a regular basis. By noting the times of the
particular section you want, you can avoid
waiting the next time.
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