Radio · Northern Mariana Islands

Weather radio in Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands has 1 NAVTEX station and 2 VHF coast stations. Marianas (Guam) NAVTEX [V] transmits at 03:30, 07:30, 11:30, 15:30, 19:30 and 23:30 UTC.

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NAVTEX 1

Automatic text broadcasts on 518 kHz, printed by a NAVTEX receiver on board. Each station has fixed time slots.

Marianas (Guam) NAVTEX [V]

NAVTEX station [V] on 518 kHz in English: navigational warnings and weather (international service).

Operator: United States (US Coast Guard) (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 13°28.62'N 144°50.10'E (antenna) (position and range from the IMO table of 2017)
Frequencies: 518 kHz
Language: English

Broadcast times as published

03:30, 07:30, 11:30, 15:30, 19:30, 23:30 UTC⛅Weather forecast and warnings (routine forecasts four times a day)

VHF / MF / HF coast radio 2

Spoken broadcasts by the coast radio station on VHF working channels, and on MF and HF for longer range, announced first on channel 16 or 2182 kHz. HF radiofax (charts) is a separate type.

NOAA Weather Radio (marine forecasts)

Continuous automated weather broadcast on seven VHF frequencies from more than 1,000 transmitters, including coastal marine forecasts and warnings near the coast, Great Lakes, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Pacific territories.

Operator: NOAA National Weather Service
Frequencies: 162.400 MHz · 162.425 MHz · 162.450 MHz · 162.475 MHz · 162.500 MHz · 162.525 MHz · 162.550 MHz
Language: English (Spanish on some)

Broadcast times as published

Chart-by-chart times are not listed yet. Use the official schedule linked below.

USCG Sector Guam

Coastal forecast and storm warnings for the Guam area read by the Coast Guard, 2 times a day.

Operator: US Coast Guard (forecast from the local NWS office)
Position: Approximate position of the sector; the broadcast comes from several Coast Guard radio sites along the coast (typically reaching 20 nm offshore)
VHF channels: ch. 22A (157.1 MHz)
Announced: Announced on VHF channel 16, then broadcast on channel 22A
Language: English

Broadcast times as published

09:00, 21:00 UTC⛅Coastal forecast and storm warningsVHF ch. 22A