WEFAX frequencies and schedules

A compendium of worldwide frequencies and schedules can be found at NOAA's Worldwide Marine Radiofacsimile Broadcast Schedules page.

The Deutscher Wetterdienst (German Weather Service) publishes fax broadcast schedules for its 3855kHz, 7880kHz and 13882.5kHz transmitters near Hamburg.

More (independent) information on marine weather transmissions can be found on Martin Stubbs' GMDSS website.

GYA wefax schedule

The Fleet Weather and Oceanographic Centre at Northwood, UK, operates 10kW WEFAX transmitters on 2618.5, 4610, 8040 and 11086.5kHz. (The station callsign GYA appears never to be actually transmitted.) Reports and forecasts cover the North Atlantic. All transmissions are 120rpm, IOC=576. This schedule was broadcast on 2003 December 15.

TimeContent
0000Z12Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T72
0100Z12Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T72
0200Z12Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T72
0236ZSCHEDULE
0300Z00Z SURFACE ANALYSIS
0348Z03Z GALE SUMMARY
0400Z00Z SURFACE ANALYSIS
0448Z00Z 500MB HEIGHT ANALYSIS
0500Z00Z SURFACE ANALYSIS
0512Z00Z 500MB HEIGHT T 24
0524Z00Z SURFACE PROG T 24
0536Z06Z SCEXA TAFS SUMMER ONLY
0548Z06Z SCEXA TAFS CONTINUED
0600Z06Z GALE SUMMARY
0612Z00Z 300MB HEIGHT ANALYSIS
0624Z00Z 300MB HEIGHT T 24
0636Z06Z SCEXA TAFS
0648Z06Z SCEXA TAFS CONTINUED
0700Z06Z GALE SUMMARY
0712Z00Z 850MB WBPT T 24
0724Z00Z 500 1000MB THICKNESS ANALYSIS
0736Z00Z 500 1000MB THICKNESS T 24
0748Z00Z SIG WIND AREAS T 24
0800Z00Z SURFACE PROG T 24
0812Z00Z SIG WIND AREAS T48
0824Z00Z SIG WIND AREAS T72
0836Z00Z SIG WIND AREAS T96
0848Z00Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T48
0900Z06Z SURFACE ANALYSIS
0912Z00Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T72
0924Z00Z SEA SWELL T 24
0936Z00Z SPOT WINDS 850M8 T 24
0948Z00Z SPOT WINDS 700M8 T 24
1000Z06Z SURFACE PROG T 24
1012Z00Z SPOT WINDS 500MB T 24
1024Z00Z SPOT WINDS 400MB T 24
1036Z00Z SPOT WINDS 300MB T 24
1148Z00Z SPOT WINDS 250MB T 24
1100Z06Z SURFACE ANALYSIS
1124Z00Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T96
1136Z00Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T120
1148Z12Z GALE SUMMARY
1200Z06Z SURFACE ANALYSIS
1212ZSST 10 PERCENT ICE EDGE
1224ZLAYER DEPTH
1236ZCZ POTENTIAL
1248ZMINIMUM SOUND CHANNEL DEPTH
1300Z06Z SURFACE PROG T 24
1312Z00Z SHIP ICE ACCRETION 0 DEG C LEVEL T 24
1324Z00Z VISIBILITY T 24
1400Z00Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T72
1436ZSCHEDULE
1500Z12Z SURFACE ANALYSIS
1512Z15Z SCEXA TAFS
1524Z15Z SCEXA TAFS CONTINUED
1536ZFRONTAL POSITIONS
1548Z16Z GALE SUMMARY
1600Z00Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T48
1700Z00Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T48
1724Z12Z 500MB HEIGHT ANALYSIS
1736Z12Z SURFACE PROG T 24
1748Z12Z 500M8 HEIGHT T 0
1800Z12Z SURFACE ANALYSIS
1812Z12Z 500 1000MB THICKNESS T 24
1824Z12Z 500M8 HEIGHT T 24
1836Z12Z 300MB HEIGHT T 0
1848Z12Z 300M8 HEIGHT T 24
1900Z19Z GALE SUMMARY
1912Z12Z SEA SWELL T 24
1924Z12Z 850MB WBPT T 24
2000Z12Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T48
2012Z12Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T72
2024Z12Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T96
2036Z12Z FRONTS CENTRES WINDS T120
2100Z18Z SURFACE ANALYSIS
2112Z12Z SIG WIND AREAS T 24
2124Z12Z SIG WIND AREAS T48
2136Z12Z SIG WIND AREAS T72
2148Z12Z SIG WIND AREAS T96
2200Z12Z SURFACE PROG T 24
2212Z12Z SPOT WINDS 850MB T 24
2224Z12Z SPOT WINDS 700M8 T 24
2236Z12Z SPOT WINDS 500M8 T 24
2248Z12Z SPOT WINDS 400MB T 24
2300Z18Z SURFACE ANALYSIS
2312Z12Z SPOT WINDS 300M8 T 24
2324Z12Z SPOT WINDS 250M8 T 24

This page was updated 2003-12-16.