Navtex Actual Weather reports

[rickp]

In case you've missed it, there are trials of 'actual weather' reports from Niton 490khz at the moment:

[ QUOTE ]
ENGLAND, SOUTH COAST. TRIAL NAVTEX TRANSMISSIONS FROM NITON ON 490 KHZ WILL
TAKE PLACE 01 JUN TO 31 OCT USING B1 CHARACTER INDIA AND B2 CHARACTER
VICTOR. BROADCASTS CONTAIN ACTUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AT SELECTED SITES.
CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 081500 UTC JUN 07.

[/ QUOTE ]

So set your Navtex to receive type 'V' reports on 490 and you should get actual weather reports from along the south coast. I'll add one to this message over the weekend - but from memory it gave pressure, wind speed and direction for sure.

Cheers,
Rick

 

[clivew05]

Ooooh sounds good - will they cover the east coast or is this just for south coast only - I would b interested in Essex area - although I think that I use Thames at the moment ??? Wash to North Forland ....

Clive

 

[rickp]

Clive - will report on what I get over the weekend as I can't remember what area it covered. I think the trial is more south-coast as its just being run from Niton. Will report back anyway.

Rick

 

[clivew05]

Cheers - I look forward to your report - would be really nice to see east coast there toooooooooooooo /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Oldhand]

The weather report transmissions actually commenced before they transmitted the announcement you have copied! I'm not sure they are a lot of use other than recording what you might have just been through. However, I guess they are useful at hinting at the possibility of meeting up with fog if nothing else.

 

[rickp]

Here's an actual report:

DATE/TIME: 25/06/2007 0000
STATION PRES DIR WSP WX VS TEMP DPT WVHT SST MB DEG KTS NM C C M C
SANDETTIE 1003 100 19 - 11 15 14 0.4 16
GREENWICH L/V 1003 250 18 - 11 14 12 0.7 14
SOLENT 1001 250 19 - - 13 12 - -
HURN 1002 270 5 RAIN 16 12 11 - -
GUERNSEY: A/P 1004 250 9 NO WX 30 12 11 - -
JERSEY: A/P 1004 260 10 NO WX 32 13 11 0.6 -
PORTLAND 1002 320 13 - 24 12 11 - -
CHANNEL L/V 1004 260 11 - 2 12 11 0.5 14
PLYMOUTH 1004 330 5 - 9 11 10 - -
CULDROSE 1005 330 8 NO WX 13 11 9 - -
SEVEN STONES 1006 330 18 - 27 14 9 0.7 15
ST MAWGAN 1005 340 7 NO WX 22 12 9 - -
ROCHES POINT 1008 340 17 - - 12 10 - -

I exchanged e-mails with Mark at Frisnit, and he's now recording 490Khz NAVTEX messages, so you can read them and other 518khz messages from his database. Very cool!

Rick