GOVERNMENT, NGO & MILITARY

02670.0  USB  USCG wx Cape Hatteras NC (0133 1303)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx Fort Macon NC (0103 1233)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx Eastern Shore VA (0233 1403)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx Hampton Roads VA (0203 1333)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx San Francisco (0203 1403)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx Los Angeles/Long Beach CA (1303 2103)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx Honolulu (0903 2103)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx Marianas Section Guam (0705 2205)
02802.4  USB  American Red Cross Disaster (F-91) **
03171.4  USB  American Red Cross Disaster (F-92) **
03216.0  USB  SHARES Regional Coordination Network (pri night)
03361.0  USB  SHARES Regional Coordination Network (altn night)
04426.0  USB  USCG wx NMN Portsmouth (0330 0500 0930)
04426.0  USB  USCG wx NMC San Francisco (0430 1030)
04513.0  USB  SHARES Regional Coordination Network (altn night)
04724.0  USB  GHFS
05136.4  USB  American Red Cross Disaster (F-93) **
05141.4  USB  American Red Cross Disaster (F-94) **
05211.0  USB  FEMA
05901.0  USB  SHARES National Coordination Network (altn night)
06501.0  USB  USCG wx NMN Portsmouth (0330 0500 0930 1130 1600 2200 2330)
06501.0  USB  USCG wx NMO Honolulu (0600 1200)
06501.0  USB  USCG wx Marianas Section Guam (0930 1530)
 06712.0  USB  USAF GHFS SAR
06739.0  USB  GHFS
06859.5  USB  American Red Cross Disaster (F-95) **
 07507.0  USB  USN/USCG hurricane net (pri)
07508.5  USB  FAA Caribbean hurricane net
07550.5  USB  American Red Cross Disaster (F-96 - primary) **
07632.0  USB  SHARES National Coordination Network (pri night)
07698.5  USB  American Red Cross Disaster (F-97) **
08764.0  USB  USCG wx NMN Portsmouth (0330 0500 0930 1130 1600 1730 2200 2330)
08764.0  USB  USCG wx NMC San Francisco (0430 1030 1630 2230)
08764.0  USB  USCG wx NMO Honolulu (0000 0600 1200 1800)
08992.0  USB  GHFS
09064.0  USB  SHARES National Coordination Network (altn night)
09380.0  USB  USN/USCG hurricane net (sec)
10493.0  USB  FEMA
11175.0  USB  GHFS
13089.0  USB  USCG wx NMN Portsmouth (1130 1600 1730 2200 2330)
13089.0  USB  USCG wx NMC San Francisco (0430 1030 1630 2230)
13089.0  USB  USCG wx NMO Honolulu (0000 1800)
13089.0  USB  USCG wx Marianas Section Guam (0300 2130)
13200.0  USB  GHFS
14396.5  USB  SHARES National Coordination Network (pri day)
14455.0  USB  SHARES National Coordination Network (altn day)
15016.0  USB  GHFS
17314.0  USB USCG wx from NMN Portsmouth (1730)
17314.0  USB USCG wx from NMC San Francisco (1630 2230)

     ** Type-accepted equipment and an issued US FCC license are required to transmit on Red Cross frequencies

AMATEUR HIGH-FREQUENCY EMERGENCY HURRICANE NETS

01984.0  LSB  Virgin Islands (VI, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles)
03710.0  LSB  Puerto Rico
03808.0  LSB  Caribbean Wx (1030)
03815.0  LSB  Antigua/Antilles Emergency and Weather
03815.0  LSB  Inter-island (continuous watch)
03818.0  LSB  Antigua/Antilles
03845.0  LSB  Gulf Coast West Hurricane
03862.5  LSB  Mississippi Section Traffic
03865.0  LSB  West Virginia Emergency
03872.5  LSB  Mercury Amateur Radio Assoc ad hoc hurricane info net (0100)
03873.0  LSB  West Gulf ARES Emergency (night)
03873.0  LSB  Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03873.0  LSB  Louisiana ARES Emergency (night)
03873.0  LSB  Mississippi ARES Emergency
03905.0  LSB  Pacific ARES (Hawaii)
03905.0  LSB  Delaware Emergency
03907.0  LSB  Carolina Coast Emergency
03910.0  LSB  Central Texas Emergency
03910.0  LSB  Mississippi ARES
03910.0  LSB  Louisiana Traffic
03910.0  LSB  Virginia Emergency, Alpha (ARES/RACES)
03913.0  LSB  New York State Emergency
03915.0  LSB  South Carolina SSB NTS
03915.0  LSB  Massachusetts/Rhode Island Emergency
03917.0  LSB  Eastern Pennsylvania Emergency
03920.0  LSB  Maryland Emergency
03923.0  LSB  Mississippi ARES
03923.0  LSB  North Carolina ARES Emergency (Tarheel)
03925.0  LSB  Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03925.0  LSB  New York State Emergency
03925.0  LSB  Louisiana Emergency (altn)
03927.0  LSB  North Carolina ARES (health & welfare)
03925.0  LSB  Southwest Traffic (altn)
03935.0  LSB  Belize
03935.0  LSB  Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03935.0  LSB  Louisiana ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0  LSB  Texas ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0  LSB  Mississippi ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0  LSB  Alabama Emergency
03937.0  LSB  Western Massachusetts ARES
03940.0  LSB  Southern Florida Emergency
03944.0  LSB  West Gulf Emergency
03947.0  LSB  Virginia Emergency, Bravo (health & welfare)
03950.0  LSB  Hurricane Watch (Amateur-to-National Hurricane Center) (altn)
03950.0  LSB  Northern Florida Emergency
03955.0  LSB  South Texas Emergency
03960.0  LSB  North East Coast Hurricane
03965.0  LSB  Alabama Emergency (altn)
03965.0  LSB  Connecticut Emergency
03967.0  LSB  Gulf Coast (outgoing traffic)
03970.0  LSB  New Jersey ARES
03975.0  LSB  Georgia ARES
03975.0  LSB  Texas RACES (altn)
03980.0  LSB  Southeast Virginia ARES
03987.5  LSB  Mexican National
03990.5  LSB  New Jersey RACES
03993.5  LSB  New York State RACES
03993.5  LSB  Gulf Coast (health & welfare)
03993.5  LSB  Kentucky ARES/RACES
03993.5  LSB  South Carolina ARES/RACES Emergency
03995.0  LSB  Gulf Coast Wx
03995.0  LSB  Western New York State Coordination
07055.0  LSB  El Grupo Seguimiento de Huracanes (Spanish)
07060.0  LSB  Mexican (emergency and health & welfare) (Spanish)
07070.0  LSB  Manana (Baja California)
07090.0  LSB  Central America Emergency
07110.0  LSB  Cuba Emergency (day)
07145.0  LSB  Bermuda
07165.0  LSB  Antigua/Antilles Emergency and Weather
07165.0  LSB  Inter-island 40-meter (continuous watch)
07225.0  LSB  Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07228.0  LSB  Kentucky ARES/RACES
07230.0  LSB  New York State Emergency
07230.0  LSB  Southwest Traffic
07232.0  LSB  North Carolina ARES Emergency (Tarheel) (altn)
07235.0  LSB  Louisiana Emergency
07235.0  LSB  Baja California
07235.0  LSB  Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07235.0  LSB  West Virginia
07235.0  LSB  Louisiana Emergency
07240.0  LSB  American Red Cross US Gulf Coast Disaster
07240.0  LSB  Texas Emergency
07240.0  LSB  Virginia Emergency, Bravo (health & welfare) (altn)
07242.0  LSB  Southern Florida ARES Emergency (altn)
07243.0  LSB  Alabama Emergency
07243.0  LSB  South Carolina Emergency
07245.0  LSB  Southern Louisiana
07245.0  LSB  New York State RACES
07247.5  LSB  Northern Florida ARES Emergency (altn)
07248.0  LSB  Texas RACES (pri)
07250.0  LSB  Belize
07250.0  LSB  Texas Emergency
07254.0  LSB  Northern Florida Emergency
07260.0  LSB  Gulf Coast West Hurricane
07260.0  LSB  Virginia Emergency, Alpha (ARES/RACES) (altn)
07264.0  LSB  Gulf Coast (health & welfare)
07265.0  LSB  Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio (SATERN) (altn)
07268.0  LSB  Bermuda
07268.0  LSB  Waterway
07273.0  LSB  Texas ARES (altn)
07275.0  LSB  Georgia ARES
07280.0  LSB  NTS Region 5
07280.0  LSB  Louisiana Emergency (altn)
07283.0  LSB  Gulf Coast (outgoing only)
07285.0  LSB  West Gulf ARES Emergency (day)
07285.0  LSB  Louisiana ARES Emergency (day)
07285.0  LSB  Mississippi ARES Emergency
07285.0  LSB  Texas ARES Emergency (day)
07290.0  LSB  Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07290.0  LSB  Gulf Coast Wx
07290.0  LSB  Texas ARES (health & welfare)
07290.0  LSB  Louisiana ARES (health & welfare) (day)
07290.0  LSB  Texas ARES (health & welfare)
07290.0  LSB  Mississippi ARES (health & welfare)
07290.0  LSB  Hawaii Emergency
07290.0  LSB  Traffic
14185.0  USB  Caribbean Emergency
14200.0  USB  (Please advise)
14215.0  USB  Pacific Inter-island
14222.0  USB  Health & Welfare
14245.0  USB  Health & Welfare
14265.0  USB  Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio (SATERN) (health & welfare)
14268.0  USB  Amateur Radio Readiness Group
14275.0  USB  Bermuda
14275.0  USB  International Amateur Radio
14283.0  USB  Caribus (health & welfare)
14300.0  USB  Intercontinental Traffic
14300.0  USB  Maritime Mobile Service
14303.0  USB  International Assistance & Traffic
14313.0  USB  Intercontinental Traffic (altn)
14313.0  USB  Maritime Mobile Service (altn)
14316.0  USB  Health & Welfare
14320.0  USB  Health & Welfare
14325.0  USB  Hurricane Watch (Amateur-to-National Hurricane Center)
14340.0  USB  Louisiana (1900)
14340.0  USB  Manana (1900)
14340.0  USB  California-Hawaii
21310.0  USB  Health & Welfare (Spanish)
21390.0  USB  Inter-Americas (health & welfare)
21400.0  USB  Transatlantic Maritime
28410.0  USB  New Jersey ARES
28450.0  USB  Health & Welfare (Spanish)

HURRICANE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT

Hurricane reconnaissance aircraft (Hurricane Hunters) now use milsat to relay recon data to the National Hurricane Center. The following link can be used to retrieve the current data.

Hurricane Hunters current reconnaissance messages

HURRICANE WATCH NET

Whenever a hurricane is within 300 miles of land in the northern western hemisphere, the Hurricane Watch Net is operational on 14325 kHz. The Hurricane Watch Net provides communication between amateur radio station WX4NHC located at the National Hurricane Center, and the affected areas.

AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE

During a communications emergency, W1AW transmits special bulletins hourly by voice, teleprinter and CW (Morse) according to the following schedule:
 

W1AW SPECIAL BULLETINS SCHEDULE

Voice (hh:00)

01855.0   03990.0   07290.0   14290.0   18160.0   21390.0   28590.0

Teleprinter (hh:15)

03625.0   07095.0   14095.0   18102.5   21095.0   28095.0

CW (hh:30)

01817.5   03581.5   07047.5   14047.5   18097.5   21067.5   28067.5

 
Visit the W1AW Bulletins archive

Recent W1AW Propagation Bulletins

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

The National Institute of Standards and Technology broadcasts storm warnings on 2.5, 5, 10, 15 & 20 MHz AM according to the following schedule:
 

NIST MARINE STORM WARNINGS BROADCAST SCHEDULE

WWV (hh:08)

Covers Atlantic and eastern North Pacific

WWVH (hh:48)

Covers Western, Eastern, Southern, and North Pacific


MARINE RADIOFACSIMILE BROADCASTS

The US National Weather Service maintains a comprehensive online guide to marine weather products via radiofacsimile (WEFAX) on its RADIOFAX web site. Current information, useful links and basic tutorials are available from the site. Download the current revision of Worldwide Marine Radiofacsimile Broadcast Schedules in PDF format.

ADDITIONAL HURRICANE MONITORING FREQUENCIES

The frequencies listed on this page are primarily oriented toward hurricane-related disaster communications and crucial intelligence-gathering. If your monitoring interests extend beyond the scope of this site (eg, recreational short-wave listening), I encourage you to visit Hugh Stegman's Utility World for additional frequencies.

BLAKE'S ATLANTIC TROPICAL WEATHER CENTER PAGE

Links to a wide array of current technical hurricane information and data can be found at Eric Blake's Atlantic Tropical Weather Center page. Products include weather forecasts, hurricane reconnaissance flight data, satellite weather images, and much more.

USEFUL TROPICAL CYCLONE LINKS