Coastal weather forecasts

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The relevant Environment Agency can also give information on flood warnings, covering both coastal and estuarial flooding (www.environment-agency.gov.uk and www.sepa.org.uk). Radio weather forecasts can be obtained from the Shipping Forecast which is provided four times a day on BBC Radio 4 (various frequencies). 

Coastal charting. Global Positioning System, and weather forecasts. 

The NOAA Weather Radio network provides voice broadcasts of local and coastal marine forecasts on a continuous cycle. The forecasts are produced by local National Weather Service forecast offices. Coastal stations also broadcast predicted tides and real-time observations from buoys and coastal meteorological sensors operated by NOAA s National Data Buoy Center. Recorded voice broadcasts have been largely supplemented by a computer-synthesized voice. The NOAA Weather Radio network provides near-continuous coverage of the coastal United States, the Great Lakes, and Hawaii, and can extend much farther in certain areas. 

The Met Office provides an online phone and fax weather service. Designed specifically for the construction industry, the service provides regional or site-specific weather information, essential for day-to-day coastal engineering operations. Bespoke forecasting for specific coastal sites can be arranged with the Met Office, with a daily email or fax containing a five-day forecast of weather and sea state, targeted to the actual coastal construction site. Go to www.met-office.gov.uk/construction for more details. 

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