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Meto212-Week 3 Synoptic and Prognostic Chart Continued

This document discusses synoptic charts, prognostic charts, and sources for shipping forecasts. It defines a synoptic chart as a map that describes the state of the atmosphere over a large area at a given moment. Prognostic charts forecast weather conditions up to 5 days in the future by indicating pressure systems, fronts, winds, and sea states. Sources for shipping forecasts include radio broadcasts from the BBC and other stations, weather faxes from coast guard stations, NAVTEX systems, and telephone services.

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Meto212-Week 3 Synoptic and Prognostic Chart Continued

This document discusses synoptic charts, prognostic charts, and sources for shipping forecasts. It defines a synoptic chart as a map that describes the state of the atmosphere over a large area at a given moment. Prognostic charts forecast weather conditions up to 5 days in the future by indicating pressure systems, fronts, winds, and sea states. Sources for shipping forecasts include radio broadcasts from the BBC and other stations, weather faxes from coast guard stations, NAVTEX systems, and telephone services.

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Meto2-

PrelimDTS
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Meteorology &
Oceanography 2
Week 3:Topic 3 :Synoptic and Prognostic
Charts and Forecasts from any source;
• LO1.3: Evaluate the use of synoptic and prognostic
charts and forecasts from any source.
• What is a synoptic chart?in meteorology, any chart or
map on which data and analyses are presented that
describe the state of the atmosphere over a large area
at a given moment in time.
• What is s surface prognostic chart?—are historical
surface prognostic (forecast) charts created by the
United States Weather Bureau. They include fronts,
isobars, cloud and precipitation areas.
Week3-
• How are prognostic charts different from
synoptic weather maps?
• Surface weather prognostic charts for mariners
indicate the positions of a high and low
pressure areas, as well as frontal zones, up to
5-days into the future. Surface wind direction
and speed is also forecast on type of chart.
Wave prognostic charts show the expected sea
state at some future time.
Week 3:Topic 3 :Synoptic and Prognostic
Charts and Forecasts from any source
• LO1.4: Discuss the information given in shipping forecasts received
from internet, email and other sources.
• Shipping Forecast is a weather forecast covering the sea around
the UK and Ireland. It has been broadcast 4 times a day on BBC
radio since 1920s.
• Email services-Buoy Weather- Many of the Buoyeweather
forecasts formats can be set up for automatic email…who do not
have a direct connection to internet, but do have an email system;
• On the World Wide Web: The Metoffice web site contains the
shipping forecasts,satellite images and other information generally
available in the radio or newspaper. However this site does not
contain any proper weather charts.
Week3-
• SHIPPING FORECASTS AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION.
• Work at sea is always weather-dependent. Even motor vessels as limited I
n their activities by wind speed and direction and these are the most
important parameters. It is therefore essential to be in possession of up-
to-date information on the weather for planning and carrying out work
at sea .Some Sources of Information are listed below.
• 1- BBC Radio 4, and other Radio Services- e.g. RTE 1, around
Ireland;North German Radio-North and Sea Baltic;
• 2-H.M. Coastguard broadcasts forecasts,VFH,MF,HF radio from away from
land, with special fax-weather frequencies-like Bracknell,Northwood,
• 3- NAVTEX systems (518KHZ);
• 4- Telephone Services.—Metoffice, UK , “ Weather Services” in the Yellow
Pages.

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