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Turkish official meteorological site
http://www.dmi.gov.tr/en-US/marine-3days.aspx
Metarea III ( Global, Maritime Distress and Safety System
http://weather.gmdss.org/III.html
Poseidon
http://www.poseidon.hcmr.gr/weather_forecast.php?area_id=gr
Forecasts over Greece (high definition)
http://www.meteo.gr/SailingMapF.asp
Windfinder:
Forecast
http://www.windfinder.com/forecasts/wind_mediterranean_east_akt.htm
Superforecast
http://www.windfinder.com/forecasts/superforecast_greece_dodekanes_akt.htm
WeatherOnline
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/sail_euro.htm
Hamburg RTTY messages: weather forecast for 2 days
http://www.dwd.de/de/WundK/W_aktuell/Seewetter/seewett_mm.html#AEGAEISS
Free Grib Files
see below: 8. Free Gribs files links
Mediteranean sea Forecast par Pierre de Logos
http://pierre.lavergne1.free.fr/special_voileux/meteo/meteo-med-orientale.html
Passage weather
http://www.passageweather.com/
MORE DETAILS ON EACH WEB SITE
1. Turkish State Meteorological Service Official Web Site:
http://www.meteor.gov.tr/2006/english/eng-seamarine.aspx
Select on the web site " Marine Meteorology " then the following items:
Marine forecast for one day :
http://www.meteor.gov.tr/2003/tahminanaliz/denizraporEN.aspx
Marine forecast for three days :
http://www.meteor.gov.tr/2006/english/eng-sea3days.aspx
Sea Temperatures :
http://www.meteor.gov.tr/2003/tahminanaliz/seatemp.htm
Wave Height Animation (T+72) :
http://www.meteor.gov.tr/2006/english/eng-seawave.aspx?bolge=em
Forecast for marinas:
http://212.175.180.128/MARINA/Script_Eng/MF_index.php#m
Select by a click on the linck below the choosen weather forecast area (ie:Jason...) drawn on the map:
http://www.meteor.gov.tr/metu3/default.aspx?dil=EN
Turkey Marine Meteorological Broadcasts Shipping for (VHF, NAVTEX, SSB...) broadcast time table:
http://www.meteor.gov.tr/2003eng/pirireis/broadcast.htm
Select on the web site " Satellite image " or the following items:
Turkey visible
http://www.meteor.gov.tr/2006/english/eng-satellite.aspx?uBlg=tr&uPsec=vis&uOpt=pic
Turkey infrared
http://www.meteor.gov.tr/2006/english/eng-satellite.aspx?uBlg=tr&uPsec=ir&uOpt=pic
Enhanced color
http://www.meteor.gov.tr/2006/english/eng-satellite.aspx?uBlg=tr&uPsec=enh&uOpt=pic
Sea weather forecast areas (click on the link to see the map)
http://www.meteor.gov.tr/metu3/default.aspx?dil=EN
2. METAREA III weather forecast from GMDS (text):
http://weather.gmdss.org/III.html
Select on the web site " METEREA III " then " EAST / HIGH SEAS FORECAST "
METAREA III forecast areas (click on the link to see the map) :
http://weather.gmdss.org/image/metarea3.jpg
NB: GMDS: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
3. Poseidon: weather forecast (60h) for Greece and Turkey:
http://www.poseidon.ncmr.gr/weather_forecast.html
Select on the web site " parameter surface wind (10m) ",or " atmospheric pressure "...
Clic on the link below for have direct access to the wave forecast:
http://www.poseidon.ncmr.gr/wave_forecast.html
4. Forerecast over Greece (high definition):
http://www.meteo.gr/SailingMapF.asp
Select on the map the detailed area to have the high definition winds for 4 days and every 3 hours.
5. Windfinder:
http://www.windfinder.com/forecasts/wind_greece15.htm
Select on the web site " wind " to have the wind forecast for six days
Select on the web site " waves " for have the wave forecast for three days or clic on the link below:
http://www.windfinder.com/forecasts/wave_se_europe_akt.htm
6. WeatherOnline :
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/sail_euro.htm
Select on the web site " Mediterannean " then " Aegean sea " or " Med Southeast " then clic " Wind ". You can have the wind forecast for six days.
Select on the web site " surface pressure " or " satellite image ", or " waves height "
Select also on the web site the " Turkish cities names " to have the corresponding wind, and temperature.
7. Hamburg RTTY messages: two day forecast for mediterranean seas
http://www.dwd.de/de/WundK/W_aktuell/Seewetter/seewett_mm.html#AEGAEISS
You have in german:
general situation
sea temperature for the day, wind and sea state forecast for two days and every 6 hours .
These informations are identical at SSB RTTY transmission concerning forecast for two days. The forecasts are elaborated for each area center for exemple: RHODOS/ZYP. (34.9N 30.6E).
Hamburg weather forecast areas (click on the link to see the map) :
http://www.dwd.de/de/WundK/W_aktuell/Seewetter/SeewetterberichtMittelmeerBiskaya.htm
8. Free Gribs files links
These free weather forecast files are only readable with some navigation or meteorological software as ScanNav, Maxsea, Mscan...
Data taken in account are, according to providers: atmospheric pressure, wind, temperature, precipitations,
swell (height, direction, frequency), and are provided from 24h to 7 days .
RM_Europe;http://www.raymarine.com/raymarine/grib3day/Europe.grb
RM_Mediterranean;http://www.raymarine.com/raymarine/grib3day/Mediterranean.grb
GM_Mediterranean;http://gribs.ocens.net/Mediterranean.wind.grb.bz2
NC_Mediterranean;http://www.navcenter.com/grb/Mediterranean.grb.bz2
NC_NorthEurope;http://www.navcenter.com/grb/NorthEurope.grb.bz2
Roger Proust
for Nokta, maj october 2006
