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METAREA VIII
METAREA VIII(N) METAREA VIII(S)
ISSUING SERVICE: India
COVERAGE: The area of the Indian Ocean enclosed by lines from the India/Pakistan frontier at 23°45’N 68°E to 12°N 63°E, thence to Cape Gardafui and from the east African coast southward to the Equator, thence to 95°E, to 6°N, thence north east to the Myanmar/Thailand frontier at 10°N 98°30’E
SATELLITE OCEAN REGION: Alphasat EMEA (Europe/Middle East ocean Region) replaces IOR (Indian Ocean Region)
ISSUING SERVICE: Mauritius; La Réunion
COVERAGE: The east African coast from the Equator southward to 10°30’S, thence to 55°E, to 30°S, to 95°E, to the Equator and to the east African coast
SATELLITE OCEAN REGION: Alphasat EMEA (Europe/Middle East ocean Region) replaces IOR (Indian Ocean Region)

SATELLITE SYSTEMS COMMUNICATION
GMDSS
Transmission Schedule For Full GMDSS
Limits of METAREAS - World Map
 
MSI
INMARSAT-C Land Earth Stations (LESs) accepting Short Access Code (SAC) 41 messages

TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS COMMUNICATION
COUNTRY MAPS GMDSS MSI
DSC NAVTEX FACSIMILE HF-NBDP
World Map NAVTEX stations
World Map Radio-Facsimile
 
METAREA VIII SafetyNET Forecasts
Bangladesh (VIIIN) Forecast areas DSC
India (VIIIN) Forecast areas DSC NAVTEX
Kenya (VIIIS)   FACSIMILE
Sri Lanka (VIIIN) DSC
Mauritius (VIIIS) DSC NAVTEX
Réunion (VIIIS) DSC
Seychelles (VIIIS) DSC NAVTEX

focal points
METAREA Coordinator contacts for WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean information and warning service
 
Port Meteorological Offices
Ship Weather Routeing Services

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