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The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Services

METAREA IV

 

Issuing Service:
United States of America - North-West
Coverage:
The western part of the North Atlantic Ocean eastwards of the North American coast to 35°W, from 7°N to 67°N, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Satellite Ocean Regions (scheduled bulletins): AOR (W) Broadcast (UTC): 0430, 1030, 1630, 2230

 

MAPS AVAILABLE
Venezuela - Forecast Areas
Greenland - Weather Forecast Areas
Canada - Weather Forecast Areas for Pacific Coast
Canada - Weather Forecast Areas for Northern coast
Canada - Atlantic Coast Forecast Areas

 

NAVTEX Stations

COUNTRY STATION NAME POSITION SLOT
BERMUDA Bermuda Harbour 32°23'N 64°41'W [B]
CANADA Fundy (Yarmouth) (CCG) 43°45'N 66°10'W [U][V]
Iqaluit (Canadian Coast Guard) 63°44'N 68°33'W [S][T]
Labrador (CCG) 53°42'N 57°01'W [X]
Prescott (Wiarton) (CCG) 44°20'N 81°10'W [H]
Rivière-au-Renard (CCG) 50°11'N 66°07'W [C][D]
Saint John's, Newfoundland (CCG) 47°30'N 52°40'W [O]
Sydney (CCG) 46°10'N 60°00'W [J][Q]
Thunder Bay (CCG) 48°25'N 89°20'W [P]
CURAÇAO AND BONAIRE (NETHERLANDS ANTILLES) Curaçao 12°10'N 68°52'W [H]
GREENLAND (KALAALLIT NUNAAT) Kook Island (Nuuk) 64°04'N 52°01'W [W]
PUERTO RICO San Juan (USCG) 18°28'N 67°04'W [R]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Boston, Massachusetts (USCG) 41°42'N 70°30'W [F]
CAMSLANT (Portsmouth) 36°45'N 76°01'W [N]
Miami (USCG) 25°54'N 80°16'W [A]
New Orleans (USCG) 29°53'N 89°55'W [G]
Savannah 32°08'N 81°42'W [E]

 

Radio-Facsimile Broadcasts

COUNTRY STATION NAME CALL SIGN
POSITION
CANADA Sydney, Nova Scotia (CCG) VCO 46°10'N 60°00'W
CANADA Halifax, Nova Scotia (CCG) CFH 44°28'N 63°37'W
CANADA Resolute, NWT (CCG) VFR 74°45'N 94°58'W
CANADA Iqaluit, NWT (CCG) VFF 63°44'N 68°33'W
CANADA Inuvik (CCG) VFA 68°19'N 133°35'W
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Pt. Reyes, California NMC  
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Boston, Massachusetts (USCG) NMF 41°42'N 70°30'W
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA New Orleans, Louisiana (USCG) NMG 29°53'N 89°57'W

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

National Contact Points for the WMO GMDSS Marine Broadcast System

Contact: Mr Timothy Rulon
Address: NOAA - National Weather Service
Marine and Coastal Weather Services Branch SSMC2, Room 13134, W/OS21
1325 East-West Highway
USA
Email: Timothy.Rulon@noaa.gov
Telephone: +1-301 713 1677 ext. 128
Fax: +1-301 713 1520

 

Port Meteorological Offices and Weather Routeing Services

Curaçao and Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) Cuba Jamaica Suriname
Barbados Guadeloupe, St. Martin, St. Barthelemy Martinique Trinidad and Tobago
Bermuda Greenland Panama United States of America
Canada Guyana St. Pierre and Miquelon Venezuela

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