Navtex OnlineNAVTEX in Norway
Norway's coast is covered by six NAVTEX stations, all in English on 518 kHz: Jeløya on the Oslofjord, Rogaland, Ørlandet, Bodø, Vardø and Svalbard. Most are designed to reach about 450 nautical miles.
The coastal warnings are published by the Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket), which also coordinates NAVAREA XIX in the Arctic.
Stations and broadcast times (UTC)
| Station | Letter | Frequency | Language | Range | Broadcast times (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeløya (Tjøme) | M | 518 kHz | English | 200 nm | 02:00, 06:00, 10:00, 14:00, 18:00, 22:00 |
| Rogaland | L | 518 kHz | English | 450 nm | 01:50, 05:50, 09:50, 13:50, 17:50, 21:50 |
| Ørlandet | N | 518 kHz | English | 450 nm | 02:10, 06:10, 10:10, 14:10, 18:10, 22:10 |
| Bodø | B | 518 kHz | English | 450 nm | 00:10, 04:10, 08:10, 12:10, 16:10, 20:10 |
| Vardø | C | 518 kHz | English | 450 nm | 00:20, 04:20, 08:20, 12:20, 16:20, 20:20 |
| Svalbard | A | 518 kHz | English | 450 nm | 00:00, 04:00, 08:00, 12:00, 16:00, 20:00 |
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
- Oslofjord and the Skagerrak: Jeløya.
- South-west coast and the North Sea (Stavanger, Bergen): Rogaland.
- Central Norway (Ålesund, Trondheim): Ørlandet.
- Northern Norway, Lofoten and Vesterålen: Bodø.
- Finnmark and the Barents Sea: Vardø.
- Svalbard: Svalbard.
Latest messages from these stations
- Weather forecast from Jeløya (Tjøme) ME43 · 11 Nov 14:02 UTC
- Special service from Ørlandet NW36 · 11 Nov 08:15 UTC
- Navigational warning from Jeløya (Tjøme) MA11 · 11 Nov 04:10 UTC
- Weather forecast from Ørlandet NE40 · 11 Nov 02:12 UTC
- Weather forecast from Jeløya (Tjøme) ME42 · 11 Nov 02:01 UTC
- Weather forecast from Rogaland LE45 · 11 Nov 01:50 UTC
- Weather forecast from Bodø BE02 · 11 Nov 00:10 UTC
- Navigational warning from Jeløya (Tjøme) MA10 · 10 Nov 22:00 UTC
- Navigational warning from Jeløya (Tjøme) MA09 · 10 Nov 18:08 UTC
- Weather forecast from Jeløya (Tjøme) ME41 · 10 Nov 14:01 UTC
Few or no messages from Vardø C and Svalbard A 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:
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 Norway?
518 kHz: Jeløya (Tjøme) M, Rogaland L, Ørlandet N, Bodø B, Vardø C and Svalbard A (English). 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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