CHILE NAVY WEATHER SERVICE (SERVIMET)

web version designed for mariners and internet users with low bandwidth access

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1

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

2

Surface charts and satellite images broadcasting schedules

3

Marine weather forecasts (.txt)

4

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

5

Real time weather data

6

Sea ice and modelling

7

Contact Points

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Links of interest

 

 

1.-  Warnings

 

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

 

 

2.-  Surface charts and satellite images

 

METAREA XV

Frequencies

B&W Chart

Color Chart

IR Cloud Tops

Visible Image

Local Visual

 

 

3.-  Marine Weather Forecasts

 

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

 

 

4.-  Modelling outputs from GFS (120 km), NWW3 (27 km), WRF (3 & 9 km)

 

RADIO FACSIMILE BROADCAST

12

24

36

48

60

72

GIF

Surface - Eastern South Pacific

Winds B&W Eastern South Pacific

Waves B&W Eastern South Pacific

 

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

120h

GIF

 

5 DAYS ACCUMULATED RAIN

120h

 

Thickness 1000-500 hPa

SIGNIFFICANT WAVE HEIGHT

120h

GIF

Arica to Caldera

SURFACE WINDS

120h

GIF

Periods and direction

Huasco to Lebu

Eastern South Pacific

Eastern South Pacific

Lirquen a Quellon

Eastern South Pacific +>35 Knots

Eastern South Pacific +>5 meters

DAYLY PRECIPITATIONS

120h

GIF

Easter Island

Easter Island

Easter Island

Arica to Caldera

Arica to Caldera

Arica to Caldera

Huasco to Lebu

Huasco to Lebu

Huasco to Lebu

Lirquen to Quellon

Lirquen to Quellon

Lirquen to Quellon

Calbuco to Trinity gulf

Calbuco to Trinity gulf

Calbuco to Trinity gulf

Trinity gulf to Latitude 60°South

Trinity gulf to Latitude 60°South

Trinity gulf to Latitude 60°South

Drake passage

Drake passage

Drake passage

 

5.-  Meteorological Data

 

Coastal Automated and Auxiliary Weather Stations

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

Voluntary observation ships and oceanic buoys

 

 

6.-  Floating Ice

 

ANTARCTIC ICEBERGS

LOCAL REPORTS

Antarctic Peninsula Icebergs

Chilean Antarctic Bases

Antarctic Peninsula Radar Images

Fildes and Paradise (GGV) bays

Antarctic Peninsula Satellite Mosaic

Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH)

Antarctic Peninsula Sea Ice Concentration

Bransfield Strait Concentration

MAGELLAN DISTRICT

Anvers Island Concentration

Patagonian Fjords Map

Margerite Bay Concentration

Patagonian Fjords Mosaic

 

_.-  Antarctic Informations (for fast download)

 

CHARTS AND IMAGES

METGRAMS

MODELLING

12H

18H

24H

30H

36H

42H

48H

Surface Chart

Fildes Bay

Thickness 1000-500 hPa

I R image

O’Higgins Base

Wind and Pressure

VIS image

Paradise Bay

Waves Drake Passage

 

 

7.-  Contact

 

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.

 

 

8.-  External links

 

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

Polar View sea ice limits charts and synthetic aperture radar (Sentinel) in three days mosaics and Advanced Microwaves Scanning Radiometry (AMSR) 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

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

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

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)

 

 

MET 202 AD

13-XII-2022