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OCC CRUISING INFORMATION SERVICE
George Curtis, Blacksmiths Cottage, Aston Tirrold, Oxfordshire, OX11 9DQ, England
SELECTED
CARIBBEAN SHORTWAVE WEATHER REPORTS
With
Acknowledgements to Caribbean Compass www.caribbeancompass.com
This list
was copied from the January 2006 Caribbean Compass newspaper; up to
date lists will be found in the Caribbean Compass twice a year,
usually January and June, available free of charge widely across the
Caribbean.
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UTC
AST
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Station
and Report Description
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FREQ
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TYPE
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MODE
|
|
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0600
0200
|
NMG
Broadcast
|
B
|
Wefax
|
USB
|
|
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0930
0530
|
Offshore
Forecast,
|
A
|
Voice
|
USB
|
|
|
1030
0630
|
Trinidad
Emergency Net 9Z4CP (Eric),
|
3855
|
Voice
|
LSB/ham
|
|
|
1030
0630
|
Carib.
Emergency & Weather Net
|
3815
|
Voice
|
LSB/ham
|
|
|
1115
0715
|
Caribbean
Maritime Mobile Net (George),
|
7241
|
Voice
|
LSB/ham
|
|
|
1130
0730
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KP2G
Caribbean Weather Net (George),
|
7086
|
Voice
|
LSB/ham
|
Note
1
|
|
1200
0800
|
NMG
Broadcast ,
|
B
|
Wefax
|
USB
|
|
|
1230
0830
|
Caribbean
Weather (Chris)
|
8104
|
Voice
|
USB
|
Note
2
|
|
1300
0900
|
Caribbean
Sea (WLO)
|
C
|
Voice
|
USB
|
|
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1330
0930
|
Caribbean
Weather (Chris),
|
12359
|
Voice
|
USB
|
Note
2
|
|
1530
1130
|
Offshore
Forecast
|
A
|
Voice
|
USB
|
|
|
1800
1400
|
Caribbean
Sea (WLO)
|
C
|
Voice
|
USB
|
|
|
1800
1400
|
NMG
Broadcast
|
B
|
Wefax
|
USB
|
|
|
2000
1600
|
Southbound
II (Herb),
|
12359
|
Voice
|
USB
|
|
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2030
1630
|
Carib.
Cocktail & Weather Net (George),
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7086
|
Voice
|
LSB/ham
|
|
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2130
1730
|
Offshore
Forecast
|
A
|
Voice
|
USB
|
|
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2230
1830
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Trinidad
Emergency Net 9Z4CP (Eric),
|
3855
|
Voice
|
LSB/ham
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Note
3
|
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2235
1835
|
Caribbean
Emergency & Weather Net
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3815
|
Voice
|
LSB/ham
|
|
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0000
2000
|
Caribbean
Sea (WLO),
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C
|
Voice
|
USB
|
|
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0000
2000
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NMG
Broadcast
|
B
|
Wefax
|
USB
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|
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0330
2330
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Offshore
Forecast
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A
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Voice
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USB
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Frequencies (in kHz):
A) NMN, Chesapeake, 4426,
6501, 8764. 13089, 17314.
Caribbean Sea
approximately 25 minutes later.
NMG. New Orleans, 4316,
8502, 12788.
Caribbean Sea
approximately 25 minutes later.
B) 4316, 8502, 12788,
17144.5
C) 4369. 8788. 13110,
17362, 22804. Gulf of Mexico. Southwest North Atlantic, then
Caribbean Sea.
Note 1: An in-depth voice
report followed by faxes and SSTV, except Sundays.
Note 2: Caribbean Weather
Centre’s SSB Weather Net winter schedule valid to March 2006.
Unless severe weather threatens, this net is not conducted on
Sundays. For complete schedule and changes visit
www.caribwx.com/ssb.html
Note 3: Temporarily
discontinued because of TV schedule conflict.
• WWV has World
Marine Storm Warnings (Voice) at 8 minutes after each hour, and Solar
Flux information at 18 minutes after each hour on 2500, 5000,
10000, 15000, and 20000
AM.
• During hurricane
activity, information can be found continuously on the
Hurricane Watch Net on
14325 USB/ham.
• If you are waiting
for a "weather window", there is news, entertainment and
sports on BBC at UTC 1000-1400 (6195 and 15220 AM), UTC 2100-2400
(5975, 11765, and 15390 AM) or American Forces Network, 24 hours/day
(5446.5, 7812.5. and 12133.5 USB).
Thanks to William Mills
of Toucan I, Teri Rothbauer (and the Ghost) of FREE, and John and
Melodue Pornoa of Second Millennium for radio information.
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