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Coast guard VHF services, including CH16 distress watchkeeping, broadcast notices to mariners, and weather…

U.S · NAVAREA IV 268/05

issued
2005-09-08 13:58Z
status
cancelled 2005-09-15 19:13Z (archive)
cancels
NAVAREA IV 256/05
authority
E-MAIL JOE HERSEY USCG 081341Z SEP 05.
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. U.S. COAST GUARD VHF SERVICES, INCLUDING CH16
   DISTRESS WATCHKEEPING, BROADCAST NOTICES TO
   MARINERS, AND WEATHER BROADCASTS ARE INOPERATIVE
   ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST FROM THE TEXAS STATE
   BORDER TO THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BORDER, AND
   ALONG THE ALABAMA COAST.  DISTRESS WATCHKEEPING
   ON 2182 KHZ AND 2 MHZ DSC IS INOPERATIVE
   THROUGHOUT THE GULF OF MEXICO REGION.
2. NEW ORLEANS COMMUNICATIONS STATION/NMG MF/HF DSC,
   HF VOICE, VOBRA, NAVTEX, WEATHER FAX AND
   RADIO-TELETYPE REMAIN UNABLE TO RECEIVE OR
   TRANSMIT.
3. DISTRESS/URGENCY CALLS TO U.S. COAST GUARD CAN
   BE MADE ON INMARSAT OR TO USCG CAMSLANT/NMN
   CHESAPEAKE, VA ON HF VOICE (4125 KHZ 2300Z-1100Z,
   6215 KHZ, 8291 KHZ, AND 12290 KHZ 1100Z-2300Z)
   OR HF DSC (2187.5, 4207.5, 6312, 8414.5, 12577,
   AND 16804.5 KHZ).
4. AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO NAVTEX DURING THIS OUTAGE,
   MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION FOR NEW ORLEANS WILL
   BE BROADCAST VIA GMDSS/SAFETYNET FOR THOSE WITHIN
   A 400 NM CIRCULAR AREA OF NEW ORLEANS.
5. STATION BOSTON/NMF RADIO FACSIMILE BROADCASTS HAVE
   BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A SUITE OF PRODUCTS FOR
   THE CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO AT STARTING TIMES
   OF 0452Z, 1028Z, 1824Z AND 2228Z. HF VOICE WEATHER
   FORECASTS ARE ROUTINELY BROADCAST FROM USCG
   CAMSLANT/NMN ON 4426, 6501, 8764, 13089,
   17314 KHZ (USB).
6. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 256/05.

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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

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Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.