Navtex OnlineNAVTEX in Croatia and the Adriatic
Two NAVTEX stations cover the Adriatic: Split, on the Croatian coast, and Mondolfo, on the Italian coast north of Ancona. Between them they reach the whole sea, from the Gulf of Trieste to the Strait of Otranto.
Each station has an English service on 518 kHz and a national one on 490 kHz: Croatian from Split, Italian from Mondolfo.
Stations and broadcast times (UTC)
| Station | Letter | Frequency | Language | Range | Broadcast times (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Q | 518 kHz | English | 250 nm | 02:40, 06:40, 10:40, 14:40, 18:40, 22:40 |
| Split | F | 490 kHz | Croatian | 250 nm | 00:50, 04:50, 08:50, 12:50, 16:50, 20:50 |
| Mondolfo | U | 518 kHz | English | 250 nm | 03:20, 07:20, 11:20, 15:20, 19:20, 23:20 |
| Mondolfo | E | 490 kHz | Italian | 250 nm | 00:40, 04:40, 08:40, 12:40, 16:40, 20:40 |
Each slot is a 10-minute window, repeated every 4 hours. Urgent messages can go out at any time. Range is the designed range in nautical miles.
Which station for which waters
- Northern Adriatic (Istria, the Gulf of Trieste, Venice): Mondolfo and Split.
- Kvarner and the Dalmatian coast: Split.
- Italian coast from Venice to the Gargano: Mondolfo.
- Southern Adriatic, Montenegro and the Strait of Otranto: Split. Further south, Kérkyra (Greece) takes over.
Latest messages from these stations
- Weather forecast from Mondolfo UE87 · 11 Nov 07:20 UTC
- Special service from Split QW91 · 11 Nov 06:41 UTC
- Weather forecast from Split QE80 · 11 Nov 06:35 UTC
- Navigational warning from Mondolfo UA55 · 11 Nov 03:25 UTC
- Navigational warning from Mondolfo UA54 · 11 Nov 03:22 UTC
- Weather forecast from Mondolfo UE86 · 10 Nov 19:20 UTC
- Navigational warning from Mondolfo UA53 · 10 Nov 15:22 UTC
- Weather forecast from Mondolfo UE85 · 10 Nov 07:20 UTC
- Weather forecast from Mondolfo UE84 · 9 Nov 19:20 UTC
- Navigational warning from Mondolfo UA50 · 9 Nov 15:24 UTC
Few or no messages from Split F and Mondolfo E have reached us in the last week, so their pages may be empty.
What the messages contain
- Navigational warnings (subject
A): military exercises and firing practice, unlit or missing buoys and lights, wrecks, underwater work, cable laying, search areas. - Meteorological warnings (
B): gale and storm warnings. - Weather forecasts (
E). - Search and rescue (
D): distress relays and requests to keep a lookout.
Every message starts with ZCZC, the station letter, the subject letter and a serial number, and ends with NNNN. How to read a NAVTEX message
Reading the messages online
Navtex Online shows the messages received from these stations, each with the original text and a readable version with the abbreviations written out. They come from receivers that publish what they hear and from official lists of warnings; see data sources.
Official sources for this region:
- Plovput NAVTEX archive Q
- HHI radio navigational warnings
- Plovput NAVTEX archive F
- DHMZ Prognoza za pomorce (NAVTEX)
Not for navigation. Reception on land can be incomplete or garbled, and a message can be missing. This site does not replace a NAVTEX receiver on board or the official broadcasts.
Questions
What frequency is NAVTEX in Croatia and the Adriatic?
518 kHz: Split Q and Mondolfo U (English). 490 kHz: Split F and Mondolfo E (Croatian; Italian). Most receivers can listen to 518 kHz and 490 kHz at the same time.
When are the weather forecasts sent?
Weather forecasts (subject E) go out at least twice a day, in each station's own time slots in the table above. The latest forecasts received are on each station's page.
Can I read these messages without a receiver?
Ashore, yes: the messages received from these stations are on this page and on each station's page, for planning. At sea, carry a NAVTEX receiver: internet access is not reliable offshore, and an online copy can be late or incomplete.
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