CHILE NAVY WEATHER SERVICE (SERVIMET)

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Warning bulletins (Special Weather, Gale Winds, Storms, Swell-Surge)

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Surface charts and satellite images broadcasting schedules

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Marine weather forecasts (.txt)

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GFS, NWW3, WRF models (charts, metgrams, soundings)

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Real time weather data

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Sea ice and modelling

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Contact Points

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Links of interest

 Iquique Meteorological Centre

Valparaiso Meteorological Centre

Talcahuano Meteorological Centre

Puerto Montt Meteorological Centre

Punta Arenas Meteorological Centre

Weather

Weather

Weather

Weather

Weather

Gales

Gales

Gales

Gales

Gales

Storms

Storms

Storms

Storms

Storms

Swell-Surges

Swell-Surges

Swell-Surges

Swell-Surges

Swell-Surges

 METAREA XV

Frequencies

B&W Chart

Color Chart

Visible Image

IR Cloud Tops

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 COASTAL AREAS

HIGH SEAS

ANTARCTIC WATERS

Arica to Longitude 76° West and Drake Passage to Longitude 81° West

Latitudes 18°20’ to 60° South and Longitudes 76° & 81° to 120° West

Latitude 60° to South Pole and Longitudes 53° to 120° West

 RADIO FACSIMILE BROADCAST

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Surface - Eastern South Pacific

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Winds B&W Eastern South Pacific

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Waves B&W Eastern South Pacific

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ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

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5 DAYS ACCUMULATED PRECIPITATIONS

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Thickness 1000-500 hPa

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SIGNIFFICANT WAVE HEIGHT

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Arica to Caldera

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SURFACE WINDS

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Period and direction

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Huasco to Lebu

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Eastern South Pacific

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Eastern South Pacific

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Lirquen to Quellon

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Eastern South Pacific +>35 Knots

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Eastern South Pacific +>5 meters

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DAYLY RAIN

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Easter Island

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Easter Island

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Easter Island

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Arica to Caldera

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Lirquen to Quellon

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Calbuco to Trinity gulf

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Calbuco to Trinity gulf

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Calbuco to Trinity gulf

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Trinity gulf to Latitude 60°South

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Trinity gulf to Latitude 60°South

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Trinity gulf to Latitude 60°South

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Drake passage

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Drake passage

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Drake passage

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 Coastal Automated and Auxiliary Weather Stations

Aeronautical and Synoptic Data (OGIMET) and FORECAST.CL charts

Voluntary observation ships and oceanic buoys

 ANTARCTIC PENINSULA ICE AND ICEBERGS

LOCAL REPORTS

Antarctic Peninsula Icebergs

Chilean Antarctic Bases

Tierra de O’Higgins Radar Images

Fildes and Paradise (GGV) bays

Tierra de O’Higgins Satellite Mosaic

Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH)

Concentration and Development (thickness)

National Ice Center

Bremen Univ.

Antarctic Sea Ice

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Bransfield Strait

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Anvers Island

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Margeritte Bay

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Antarctic Pass and Weddell Sea

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Patagonian Fjords Mosaic

Patagonian Fjords Map

Polar View sea ice limits charts and synthetic aperture radar (Sentinel) in three days mosaics Advanced Microwaves Scanning Radiometry (AMSR) and overlap images for marine icebergs detection

NASA satellite images web based interactive TERRA-AQUA-NPP-VIIRS and GOES infra-red NOAA mosaics covering World Wide, Hemispheric, South Pole and Antarctic Peninsula, from Europe Space Agency (ESA) and its Sentinel constellation

Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) National Science Foundation (NSF) backup

CHARTS AND IMAGES

METGRAMS

MODELLING

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Surface Chart

Fildes Bay

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I R image

O’Higgins Base

Wind and Pressure

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VIS image

Paradise Bay

Waves Drake Passage

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Possible Ice Accretion over decks on board the vessels

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 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER : Chile Navy Weather Service and Meteorological Centres of Iquique, Valparaíso, Talcahuano, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas

Comments and suggestions : servimet@directemar.cl

Links to the WMO & IHO surveys on Maritime Safety Information, marine meteorology, communications, navigation warnings, sea ice services and voluntary ships.

 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Advisory Group on the Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Services Sub-Committee (AG.WWMIWS.Sub-C) for the international marine weather information coordinators.

Chile Air Force Meteorological Directorate (DMC): aeronautics, civilian and numerical WRF forecasts with UV radiation indexes, General Directorate of Civilian Aeronautics (DGAC): on-line runway webcams

Chile Navy Hydrographic & Oceanographic Service (SHOA): coastal tides table and gauges, daylight schedules and thematic charts for marine ice, waves and clouds.

Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Committee (IOC)

Chile National Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Service (SENAPRED) of the Homeland Ministry and Public Security (ex-ONEMI)

World Wide Lightning Location Network (from Washington and Valparaiso universities), Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery of Total Precipitable Water (by Wisconsin university)

Advanced Studies Center for Arid Zones (CEAZA): automatic weather stations and forecasts for Coquimbo

Institute for Fisheries Development (IFOP): automatic weather stations for Climate Change Monitoring and Oceanographic Information System (CHONOS)

Worldwide Marine Traffic Automatic Identification System (AIS), webcams on board cruise ships, Rothera (UK) and Palmer (US) Antarctic Bases

Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery at CIMSS Total Precipitable Water (MIMIC-TPW)

Wetter Zentrale, Passage Weather, MeteoBlue, ARL Ready NOAA, web pages showing results from Weather Research Forecast and Global Forecast System Earth Null School, Ventusky, WindyTv, Windfinder  to 7-14 days and trial coupled forecast (CFS) for 30-90 days Weather On Line

NWW3 numerical model for significant sea height, period, wind direction & speed

Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) – Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) – New Zealand Meteorological Service (MetService)

Brazil Marine Meteorological Service Navy Hydrographic Center (DHN.BR) Space Research Institute (CPTEC.INPE) Weather Prediction Center for Antarctic information and UV radiation

Argentina National Weather Service (SMN) and Naval Hydrographic Service (SHNA) - Ecuador Navy Oceanographic and Antarctic Institute (INOCAR) - Peru Navy Hydrography and Navigation Department (DHN.PE)