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The Met Office forecasting capacity leverages advanced technology, scientific expertise, and a global observation network to provide accurate and reliable weather and climate forecasts for public, commercial, and government use.
The Weather-Health Alerting (WHA) system provides an early warning when adverse temperatures are likely to impact on the health and wellbeing of the population.
Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon
HM Coastguard regularly broadcasts Maritime Safety Information (MSI) by…
Weather information at sea Find information about conditions at sea from…
You can get navigational information by radio from: navigational warnings,…
Safe navigation is particularly important in adverse weather and sea…
A voyage data recorder (VDR), often known as the ship’s ‘black box’,…
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is a maritime…
A 406 megahertz (MHz) beacon can send a distress signal via satellites to…
Small commercial ships should keep a listening watch on VHF channel 16 for…
This Heat-Health Alert (HHA) action card summarises the suggested actions that the national government should consider at each Heat-Health Alert level.
The alerting system provides an early warning when adverse temperatures are likely to impact on the health and wellbeing of the population.
This Heat-Health Alert action card summarises the suggested actions that commissioners should consider at each Heat-Health Alert level.
Knowing how easily our platforms can be detected by radar is vital for keeping them safe and spotting any weaknesses.
The Heat-Health Alerting system is part of the Weather-Health Alerting system, which is operated by UKHSA in partnership with the Met Office. This is part of the alerts and warnings section of the hazard: heat.
This Heat-Health Alert action card summarises the suggested actions that the voluntary and community sector should consider at each Heat-Health Alert level.
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