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Knowledge of the weather is essential to the safety and
enjoyment of anyone involved in leisure and sports activities
on UK waters - including yachting and boating enthusiasts,
surfers, windsurfers, jetskiers, divers and sea anglers.
The Met Office offers you an extra pair of hands on deck
with services for mariners via phone,
fax, web and
mobile - you can even
talk to a Met Office forecaster direct.
There are many forecast services provided free of charge,
via this web site.
Leisure marine services
Marinecall
by fax
Planners, charts and forecasts detailing wind, weather,
visibility, sea state and temperatures are easily obtained
via this fax service. Simple to use with forecasts for
the traditional Inshore and Shipping areas, these services
can be downloaded and taken with you on all your sailing
excursions. More about
Marinecall by fax
MetWEB
Marine
Surface Pressure Charts, 5 Day National Inshore Waters
Outlook, 48 hour Inshore Waters, 5 Day Shipping planners
and 5 Day Mediterranean Inshore Waters, all these
forecasts are easily available via the internet based
MetWEB service. More about MetWEB
Marine
Mobile
marine services
Whether you want a short-term detailed hourly forecast
for a point as specific as your boat (Time and Place
service) or access to the Shipping and Inshore Waters
forecasts, our marine mobile services offer you the
flexibility of receiving a variety of forecasts directly
to your mobile phone. Available via both WAP or text
message these services are an affordable way of staying
up to date with the changing weather conditions. Preview our new
mobile marine services - for free
Talk
to a forecaster
Ever felt that you require the additional reassurance
of obtaining a complex forecast specifically detailed
around your marine requirements? Our Talk to a forecaster
service can offer you just that. More about Talk
to a forecaster
Marinecall
Marinecall offers you the ease of listening to the latest
marine related weather forecasts provided by the Met
Office via your phone. For the Inshore Waters forecast
and 2-5 day planners simply call 09068 11 00 10. Calls
cost 60p per minute. Marinecall is a product of iTouch
(UK) Ltd, EC2A 4PF. More about Marinecall
FREE Marine Weather Services Booklet
2003
Your first port of call
You can now pre-order the 2003 Marine Weather Services
booklet online. It contains a whole range of useful
information to help you plan and make the most of
your trip. The booklet contains all the latest information
about Met Office products and services including MetFAX,
MetWEB and mobile phone services. It also offers the
latest initiatives from The
Maritime and Coastguard Agency as well as covering
sea safety issues. You can order
your free booklet online or call our 24-hour Customer
Centre.
Shipping forecast
Prepared four times a day for broadcast on
BBC Radio 4 at 0048, 0535, 1201 and 1754. All broadcasts
are on LW on 1515 m (198 kHz), with some also on VHF (FM).
They include a summary of gale warnings in force, a general
synopsis, area forecasts, and coastal weather reports. Remember
that the new shipping area FitzRoy came into effect on 4
February 2002. Full details are included in our Marine Weather
Services booklet 2003 which you can order
online. Did you know that the new FitzRoy shipping area
is named after the founder of the Met Office? Find out more
in our History of the Met
Office.
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