Met Office: Marinecall

	Forecasts by telephone and fax


	Marinecall is the UK's leading provider of telephony-based weather information for UK sea and European areas. We supply all sorts of weather reports to meet every need, from current observations and six-hour summaries, to 48-hour and five-day forecasts.

Marinecall telephone forecasts offer:

conditions expected at 0600/1200/1800/2400 for day 1 and 1200 for days 2-5
national UK outlook for days 6-10
weather summary for the month ahead

Marinecall by fax Standard forecasts offer:

48-hour forecast for the sailing area
48-hour synoptic chart

Marinecall by fax Advance forecasts offer:

conditions expected at 0600/1200/1800/2400 for day 1 and 1200 for days 2-5
national UK outlook for days 6-10
weather summary for the month ahead
48-hour synoptic chart

To use Marinecall by phone or fax simply dial the number for your area and enter the 4-digit location code when prompted. Using the 4-digit code will take you straight to your forecast, significantly reducing the cost.

Select a region in the table below to view 4-digit location codes, or if you prefer, you can listen to the list of locations available.

Forecasts include gale and strong wind warnings; the general situation; wind speed and direction, probability and strength of gusts, developing weather conditions, visibility and sea state.

Select a region to view 4-digit location codes	By phone	By fax Standard	By fax Advance
COASTAL/INSHORE AREA
National inshore waters (3-5 day outlook)	09014 737 460	-	-
Cape Wrath - Rattray Head	09014 737 461	09060 100 451	09065 300 251
Rattray Head - Berwick	09014 737 462	09060 100 452	09065 300 252
Berwick - Whitby	09014 737 463	09060 100 453	09065 300 253
Whitby - The Wash	09014 737 464	09060 100 454	09065 300 254
The Wash - North Foreland	09014 737 465	09060 100 455	09065 300 255
North Foreland - Selsey Bill	09014 737 466	09060 100 456	09065 300 256
Selsey Bill - Lyme Regis	09014 737 467	09060 100 457	09065 300 257
Lyme Regis - Hartland Point	09014 737 468	09060 100 458	09065 300 258
Hartland Point - St David's Head	09014 737 469	09060 100 459	09065 300 259
St David's Head - Colwyn Bay	09014 737 470	09060 100 460	09065 300 260
Colwyn Bay - Mull of Galloway	09014 737 471	09060 100 461	09065 300 261
Mull of Galloway - Mull of Kintyre	09014 737 472	09060 100 462	09065 300 262
Mull of Kintyre - Ardnamurchan	09014 737 473	09060 100 463	09065 300 263
Ardnamurchan - Cape Wrath	09014 737 474*	09060 100 464	09065 300 264*
Lough Foyle - Carlingford Lough	09014 737 475*	09060 100 465	09065 300 265*
Channel Islands	09014 737 476*	09060 100 466	-
OFFSHORE AREA
English Channel	09014 737 441	09060 100 471	09065 300 270
Southern North Sea	09014 737 442	09060 100 472	09065 300 271
Irish Sea	09014 737 443	09060 100 473	09065 300 273
Biscay	09014 737 444	09060 100 470	09065 300 274
North-west Scotland	09014 737 445	09060 100 468	09065 300 275
Northern North Sea	09014 737 446	09060 100 469	09065 300 276
EUROPEAN SAILING AREA
North-east France	09064 702 501	-	09065 534 007
Northern France	09064 702 502	-	09065 534 008
North Brittany	09064 702 503	-	09065 534 009
South Brittany	09064 702 504	-	09065 534 010
South Biscay	09064 702 505	-	09065 534 011
North and West Spain	09064 702 506	-	09065 534 012
South-west Spain	09064 702 507	-	09065 534 013
Portugal	09064 702 508	-	09065 534 014

*Localised 6-hour forecasts are currently unavailable for these inshore/coastal areas.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES BY FAX
Weather radar sequence	09060 100 425
Surface analysis chart	09060 100 444
User guide to surface charts	09060 100 445
UK plotted chart	09060 100 447

Terms and conditions

Based upon calls from a BT landline (calls from mobiles may vary). Marinecall by telephone (09014/09064 calls) cost 60p per minute. Marinecall by fax (09060/090655 calls) cost £1 per minute. Marinecall by fax (09065 calls) cost £1.50 per minute.

Six-hour coastal location forecasts are updated four times daily. Five-day forecasts and all 48-hour forecasts are updated daily at 7 a.m. European sailing forecasts are updated twice a day.

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Using unique telephone and fax numbers dedicated to the RNLI, any sailor or seafarer will make a contribution to the Institution's funds every time they request a forecast.

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Marinecall customer services

Tel: 0871 200 3985 (Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
Fax: 0870 600 4229
E-mail: Marinecall@itouch.co.uk

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Avalon House
57-63 Scrutton Street
London
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