This is a copy of a publicity document (with later amsndmants) issued by Les Snaith, SAR Operations & Publications Manager, HM Coastguard.

This page lists MCA VHF and MF & Frequency broadcasts of weather Marine Safety Information. See another page for details.

Schedule A - Full Maritime Safety Information broadcast, including new Inshore Forecast  forand Outlook, Gale Warnings, Shipping Forecast, WZ Navigation Warnings, SUBFACTS & GUNFACTS where appropriate, 3 Day Fisherman's Forecast when and where appropriate.

Schedule B - New Inshore Forecast  forplus Gale Warnings.

Schedule C - Repetition of Inshore Forecast  forand Gale Warnings as per previous Schedule A or B broadcast plus new Strong Wind Warninga.

Routine D (MF  Broadcast)   Repetition of Inshore Forecast, Gale Warnings This MF  routine is only made if there are gale warnings in force.

The following information will be broadcast using the following channels/frequencies

SHETLAND 

Aerials & Channels	Saxaford, Fitful Head – 23, Lerwick 84, Collafirth Wideford – 86
MF & Frequency	Collafirth - 1770 kHz
Inshore Forecast  for	Shetland and Cape Wrath to Rattray Head
Shipping Forecast Areas	Faeroes, Fair Isle, Viking, Cromarty
Additional	3 Day Fisherman's Forecast (October - March)

 ABERDEEN & FORTH 

Aerials & Channels	Durness, Windy Head, Inverbervie, Craigkelly – 23, Noss Head,  Fife Ness – 84, Rosemarkie, Gregness, St Abbs – 86
MF & Frequency	Gregness - 2226 kHz
Inshore Forecast  for	Cape Wrath to Rattray Head and Rattray Head to Berwick
Shipping Forecast Areas	Fair Isle, Cromarty, Forth, Forties, Tyne
Additional	3 Day Fisherman's Forecast (October - March)

 HUMBER & YARMOUTH 

Aerials & Channels	Newton, Hartlepool, Flamborough, Guys Head, Trimmingham,  Lowestoft – 23, Cullercoats, Ravenscar, Easington, Langham,    Yarmouth – 86
MF & Frequency	Flamborough - 2226 kHz
Inshore Forecast	Berwick to Whitby, Whitby to Gibraltar Point, Gibraltar Point  to North Foreland
Shipping Forecast Areas	Tyne, Dogger, Humber, German Bight, Thames
Additional	3 Day Fisherman's Forecast (October - March)

 THAMES & DOVER 

Aerials & Channels	Walton, Southend, Bawdsey– 23, Fairlight – 84, Bradwell,   Langdon– 86
MF & Frequency	Nil
Inshore Forecast  for	Gibraltar Point to North Foreland & North Foreland to Selsey Bill
Shipping Forecast Areas	Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

 SOLENT & PORTLAND 

Aerials & Channels	Boniface Down, St Albans Head - 23, The Grove - 84, Newhaven, Needles, Beer Head - 86
MF & Frequency	Nil
Inshore Forecast  for	North   Foreland to Selsey Bill, Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis,  Lyme Regis to Lands End
Shipping Forecast Areas	Wight, Portland, Plymouth

 BRIXHAM & FALMOUTH 

Aerials & Channels	Dartmouth, Fowey - 10, Berry Head, Lizard – 23, East Prawle, Trevose, Falmouth – 84, Rame Head, Frequencies   Isles of Scilly – 86
MF & Frequency	Lizard 2226 kHz
Inshore Forecast  for	Lyme Regis to Lands End, Lands End to St Davids Head
Shipping Forecast Areas	Portland, Plymouth, Shannon, Fastnet, Sole
Additional	3 Day Fisherman's Forecast (October - March)

 SWANSEA & MILFORD HAVEN 

Aerials & Channels	Coombe Martin, St Hilary - 23, Blaenplwyf, St Anns Head, Monkstone Point - 84, Hartland, Severn Bridge, Mumbles, Dinas Head - 86
MF & Frequency	Nil
Inshore Forecast  for	Lands End to St David's Head, St David's Head to Great Orme Head
Shipping Forecast Areas	Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea

 HOLYHEAD 

Aerials & Channels	South Stack - 23, Great Orme - 86
MF & Frequency	Nil
Inshore Forecast  for	St Davids Head to Great Orme Head & Great Orme Head to Mull of Galloway
Shipping Forecast Areas	Irish Sea

 LIVERPOOL 

Aerials & Channels	Caldbeck, Moel y Parc - 23, Langthwaite - 84, Snaefell - 86.
MF & Frequency	Nil
Inshore Forecast  for	Great Orme Head to Mull of Galloway & Isle of Man
Shipping Forecast Areas	Irish Sea

 BELFAST 

Aerials & Channels	Slieve Martin, West Tor, Navar – 86, Limavady, Orlock – 84,Frequencies     Black Mountain – 23
MF & Frequency	Nil
Inshore Forecast  for	Lough Foyle and Carlingford Lough, Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre and Isle of Man
Shipping Forecast Areas	Irish Sea, Malin

 CLYDE 

Aerials & Channels	Torosay,  Rhustaffnish - 10, Glengorm, South Knapdale - 23, Kilchiaran, Clyde 84, Tiree, Law Hill - 86
MF & Frequency	Tyree - 1883 kHz
Inshore Forecast  for	Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre,  Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point and Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath
Shipping Forecast Areas	Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

 STORNOWAY 

Aerials & Channels	Barra - 10, Melvaig, Forsnaval, Arisaig - 23, Skriag, Clettravel, Portnaguran 84, Butt of Lewis, DruMF & Frequencyearn, Rodel - 86
MF & Frequency	Butt of Lewis - 1743 kHz
Inshore Forecast  for	Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath
Shipping Forecast Areas	Hebrides, Bailey, Rockall, Faeroes, Fair Isle, SE Iceland, Malin
Additional	3 Day Fisherman's Forecast (October - March)

 Inshore Forecast  forAREAS See Notices to Mariners, Week 08/2007

             1          Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney;

            2          Rattray Head to Berwick upon Tweed;

            3          Berwick upon Tweed to Whitby;

            4          Whitby to the Gibraltar Point;

            5          Gibraltar Point to North Foreland;

            6          North Foreland to Selsey Bill;

            7          Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis;

            8          Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly;

            9          Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel;

            10         St Davids Head to Great Orme Head;

            11         Great Orme Head to the Mull of Galloway;

            12         Isle of Man;

            13         Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough;

            14         Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and North Channel;

            15         Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point;

            16         Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides;

            17         Shetland Isles within 60 miles of Lerwick

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Frank Singleton, September 2006 

Amended January 2008