Metarea

NAVTEX GMDSS sailing weather forecast with Metarea charts

The METAREA MARINE WEATHER serves sailing weather forecasts, issued by responsible Meteorological Services for GMDSS broadcasting. The application gives the access to general Metarea map, individual Metarea maps with forecast regions and individual Metarea forecasts.

The METAREA MARINE WEATHER covers most of popular Metareas. User does not need additional devices besides smartphone or tablet with internet connection.

App gives quick and easy access to wind and sea conditions without frills and decorations. Bonus: minimal requirements for network connection speed.

In case of fast inexpensive internet, dry hands, ability to find and explore different web links, all the information of METAREA MARINE WEATHER can be obtained free of charge by internet browser in "web" format via the WMO JCOMM site. However, web access at sea might be expensive, occasionally very slow, and not fit for gadgets. Good idea to replace complicated web pages by very small files (near 2kB). This can be done with METAREA MARINE WEATHER by courtesy of the Météo-France Navimail service. If You want to receive the marine forecast in fast and easy style, the METAREA MARINE WEATHER application is the best decision. To use chargeable Navimail facilities, You should apply to the Météo France credit account. More details can be found at http://www.meteofrance.com/accueil and

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=== The METAREA MARINE WEATHER coverage ===

-- Metarea I: High Seas forecast & Offshore Bulletin;

-- Metarea II: Eastern Part of North Atlantic Ocean south of 48°27'N;

-- Metarea III: Western and Eastern areas of the Mediterranean Sea;

-- Metarea IV: North Atlantic Ocean west of 35°W and north of 7°N;

-- Metarea V: Northrn Part of South Atlantic Ocean west of 20°W;

-- Metarea VI: South Atlantic Ocean south of 20°S to 60°S, west of 20°W;

-- Metarea VII: SE Atlantic Ocean east of 20°W + extreme SW of Indian Ocean;

-- Metarea VIII: North Indian Ocean & Southwestern part of Indian Ocean;

-- Metarea IX: Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf;

-- Metarea X: Southeastern part of Indian Ocean;

-- Metarea XI: Western part of the North Pacific Ocean (Responsibility of China) & Western part of the North Pacific Ocean (Responsibility of Japan);

-- Metarea XII: Eastern part of the North Pacific Ocean (E of 120°W);

-- Metarea XIV: South Pacific north of 25°S bounded by areas X, XII and XV and South Pacific south of 25°S bounded by areas X and XV;

-- Metarea XVI: Southeast Pacific east of 120°W between approx 18°S and 3°S;

-- Metarea XX/XXI (Arctic Ocean): approx. north of 67°N from 44°E to 165°W.

Coverage is a subject to change without notice. The developer is not responsible for sailing weather forecast updating. New forecast would be accessible as soon as it appears on the server gmdss.org.

Developer: PUTEVODKA, http://putevodka.com/

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