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The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Services

METAREA III

 

Issuing Service:
Greece (Hellas)
Preparation Service: France (western Mediterranean Sea)
Coverage:
Atlantic waters east of 35°W, from 7°N to 48°27'N, and east of 20°W from 7°N to 6°S, including the Straits of Gibraltar - The Mediterranean and Black Seas, east of the Straits of Gibraltar
Satellite Ocean Regions (scheduled bulletins): AOR (E) Broadcast (UTC): 1000, 2200

 

MAPS AVAILABLE
METAREA III (INMARSAT C) - Forecast Areas (METEO France/Hellenic National Meteorological Service)
METAREA III(W) Subareas - Forecast Areas
Algeria - Coastal Forecast Areas
Croatia - Weather Forecast Areas
Egypt - Coastal Forecast Areas
France - Forecast Areas for METAREAS I, II and III
France - Areas of responsibility of CROSS stations
Germany - Forecast Areas for METAREAS I, II and III
Italy - Weather Forecast Areas
Morocco - Weather Forecast Areas
Spain - Weather Forecast Areas for High Seas and Western part of the Mediterranean
Tunisia - Coastal Shipping and Fishing Areas
Turkey - Fleet Forecast Areas
Ukraine - Western Black Sea Forecast Areas

 

NAVTEX Stations

COUNTRY STATION NAME POSITION SLOT
BULGARIA Varna 43°4'N 27°46'E [J]
CROATIA Split (Hvar I.) 43°30'N 16°29'E [Q]
CYPRUS Cyprus 35°03'N 33°17'E [M]
EGYPT El Iskandariya (Alexandria) 31°11'N 29°52'E [N]
FRANCE La Garde (CROSS) (MRCC) 43°06'N 05°59'E [S][W]
GREECE Irakleio (Crete) 35°20'N 25°07'E [H]
Kerkyra 39°45'N 19°52'E [K]
Limnos 39°52'N 25°04'E [L]
ISRAEL Hefa (Haifa) 32°49'N 35°00'E [P]
ITALY Augusta 37°14'N 15°14'E [V]
Cagliari 39°14'N 09°14'E [T]
Roma 41°48'N 12°31'E [R]
Trieste 45°41'N 13°46'E [U]
MALTA Malta Radio 35°49'N 14°32'E [O]
ROMANIA Constanta (Constantza) Radio 44°06'N 28°37'E [L]
RUSSIAN FEDERATION (EUROPE) Novorossiysk 44°36'N 37°58'E [A]
SPAIN Valencia (Cabo de la Nao) 38°43'N 00°09'E [M][X]
TURKEY Antalya 36°53'N 30°42'E [D][F]
Istanbul 41°04'N 28°57'E [B][D][M]
Izmir 38°21'N 26°35'E [C][I]
Samsun 41°17'N 36°20'E [A][E]
UKRAINE Kerch 45°23'N 36°28'E [B]
Odesa 46°29'N 30°44'E [C]

 

Radio-Facsimile Broadcasts

COUNTRY STATION NAME CALL SIGN
POSITION
GREECE Olympia

ITALY Roma
IAR
41°48'N 12°31'E

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

National Contact Points for the WMO GMDSS Marine Broadcast System

Contact: Mr Michael Myrsilidis
Address: Head, Marine Meteorology Section
Hellenic National Meteorological Service
El. Venizelou 14
16777 ATHENS
Greece
Email: mmirsi@hnms.gr
Telephone: +30 210 9699013
Fax: +30 210 9628952

 

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Greece Romania
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Limits of METAREAS
Metarea I
Metarea II
Metarea III
Metarea IV
Metarea V
Metarea VI
Metarea VII
Metarea VIII
Metarea IX
Metarea X
Metarea XI
Metarea XII
Metarea XIII
Metarea XIV
Metarea XV
Metarea XVI
Metarea XVII
Metarea XVIII
Metarea XIX
Metarea XX
Metarea XXI
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