Weather Broadcasts via Inmarsat SafetyNET

The Bureau of Meteorology provides a limited range of forecasts and warnings via the Inmarsat system. Services are provided for Bass Strait, Western Australian and Northern Territory coastal waters and for the Navarea 10 and Australian high seas areas.

These broadcasts are provided as part of the international Maritime Safety Information broadcast service to shipping, under the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS - Go to the International Maritime Organization to find out more about Maritime Safety and the GMDSS).

AUSTRALIAN SafetyNET WEATHER BULLETINS SCHEDULE

Satellite	Forecast type	Areas	Times
Pacific Ocean	High seas	North Eastern, South Eastern, Western, Northern	1100, 2300 UTC
Pacific Ocean	Coastal waters	Bass Strait Northern Territory (except for the area Wyndham to Daly River Mouth which will be broadcast on the Indian Ocean satellite)	0530 LST; 1930 UTC* 1730 LST; 0730 UTC* 0545 LST; 2015 UTC 1745 LST; 0815 UTC
Indian Ocean	High seas	Western	1030, 2330 UTC
Indian Ocean	Coastal waters	Western Australia	0430 LST; 2030 UTC** 1630 LST; 0830 UTC**

 * 1 hour earlier during Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time
** 1 hour earlier during Australian Western Daylight Saving Time

AUSTRALIAN SafetyNET WEATHER WARNINGS SCHEDULE

Warnings are broadcast as they are issued by Bureau forecasting centres, with one repeat after 6 minutes.