Shipping Forecast

The Seewetterdienst is a company based in Hamburg service of the German Weather Service ( DWD), which is responsible for the weather data relevant to maritime transport.

The Seewetterdienst was founded in 1868 as part of the North German Naval Observatory, based in Hamburg. From 1875 to 1919, he was led by Vladimir Peter Köppen. The Shipping Forecast, which is published regularly by the Seewetterdienst and is also updated several times a day if necessary, contains all the important weather information for the whole shipping in the North and Baltic Sea. The weather reports for the North and Baltic Seas are broadcast from Hamburg Seewetterdienst as radio teletype on various shortwave frequencies for the shipping. The latest information on warnings for sea areas of the North and Baltic Seas are published by Seewetterdienst Hamburg on the Internet on the website of the German Weather Service and also updated several times a day if necessary.

Seewetterdienste also be spread over some broadcasters, such as the long-wave transmitter Zehlendorf Germany radio culture, the medium wave transmitter of Neumünster Germany Radio and medium wave transmitter of the Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Even abroad, the spread of Seewetterdiensten on radio stations is common. Has become famous in particular the shipping forecast, which is broadcast several times daily over the long wave frequencies from BBC Radio 4.