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Tap the map where your boat lies. The page tells you whether something is happening there: which official warnings are in force at this moment and how far away the nearest tropical cyclone is. If you are standing on the boat, let your phone find the position.

The warnings come from the German weather service, from Meteo-France, from the Spanish AEMET, from the US weather service for the Caribbean and from the National Hurricane Center. We pass them on in their own words and grade nothing ourselves.

Important: this page does not warn you by itself. It shows what is in force when you look. There is no service here that calls or writes to you, and the only binding sources are the responsible weather service and the local authority.

At a glance

Severe weather right now in: Mediterranean and Adriatic · North Sea, Baltic, Scandinavia · Rest of North America · Pacific

Tropical cyclones: Vance, tropical storm, 55 knots, eastern Pacific · Olana, tropical depression, 30 knots, central Pacific

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What is running right now

Sorted by cruising area, the most serious first. Expired warnings drop out. Whether it affects your boat, the map above will tell you. · Pulled at: 26 Oct 2026, 20:30 UTC

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Mediterranean and Adriatic

Severe 10 · Moderate 35
  • Attiki, North East Aegean Islands and 3 more Warning, orange level MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET) · from 26 Oct, 22:00 UTC
  • Attiki, North East Aegean Islands and 2 more Thunderstorms, severe MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET) · from 26 Oct, 22:00 UTC
  • South Dalmatia region, North Dalmatia region and 7 more Wind, yellow level MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET) · until 28 Oct, 07:59 UTC
  • Emilia e Romagna, Veneto and 2 more Fog, yellow level MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET) · until 28 Oct, 05:59 UTC
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North Sea, Baltic, Scandinavia

Severe 638 · Moderate 174
  • Cumbrian coastline from Gretna to Silloth, between Longtown and Skin… Flood: Cumbrian coastline from Gretna to Silloth, between Longtown and Skinburness MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET) · until 28 Oct, 16:19 UTC
  • Cumbrian coastline at Barrow in Furness, between North and South Wal… Flood: Cumbrian coastline at Barrow in Furness, between North and South Walney, Cavendish and Ramsden Docks MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET) · until 28 Oct, 16:08 UTC
  • Cumbrian coastline from Silloth to St Bees, between Allonby and Whit… Flood: Cumbrian coastline from Silloth to St Bees, between Allonby and Whitehaven MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET) · until 28 Oct, 15:56 UTC
  • Cumbrian coastline from Silloth to St Bees including Maryport, Flimb… Flood: Cumbrian coastline from Silloth to St Bees including Maryport, Flimby, Workington and Whitehaven MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET) · until 28 Oct, 16:19 UTC
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France and Portugal

Moderate 14
  • Cotes Pas-de-Calais, Cotes Manche and 2 more Waves and submersion, yellow level Meteo-France, Vigilance · until 27 Oct, 23:00 UTC
  • Pas-de-Calais, Finistère and 2 more Moderate coastalevent warning MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET) · until 27 Oct, 23:00 UTC
  • Finistère Violent wind, yellow level Meteo-France, Vigilance · until 27 Oct, 23:00 UTC
  • Finistère Wind, moderate MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET) · until 27 Oct, 23:00 UTC
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Germany

Moderate 1
  • Gale-force gusts Deutscher Wetterdienst · until 27 Oct, 03:00 UTC
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Rain radar, GermanySource: Deutscher Wetterdienst

Rest of North America

Extreme 2 · Severe 21 · Moderate 42
  • Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Date … Hurricane Force Wind Warning NWS Anchorage AK · until 27 Oct, 01:00 UTC
  • Kiska to Attu Pacific Side, Kiska to Attu Bering Side and 7 more Storm Warning NWS Anchorage AK · until 27 Oct, 13:00 UTC
  • Unalga Pass to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM, Pribilof Islan… Gale Warning NWS Anchorage AK · until 28 Oct, 01:00 UTC

Pacific

Tropical cyclone 2
  • Tropical cyclone Vance, tropical storm, 55 knots, eastern Pacific NOAA National Hurricane Center
  • Tropical cyclone Olana, tropical depression, 30 knots, central Pacific NOAA National Hurricane Center
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Satellite view, MexicoSource: NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, GOES-19

Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic

Moderate 4
  • Biscayne Bay, Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm a… Gale Warning NWS Miami FL · until 28 Oct, 12:00 UTC
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Satellite view, CaribbeanSource: NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, GOES-19
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Nothing above minor right now: Spain, Balearics and Canaries, Austria, Rest of Europe.

A total of 1.539 warnings from six official sources. Of those, 1.204 name only a region and no area; they cannot be matched to a position and are therefore not on the map.

What to expect when, area by area

Not a forecast, but the hazards that come back every year and that nobody can prevent. Knowing them is how you plan berth, delivery and winter storage.

Western Mediterranean and Balearics

  • Mistral and tramontane

    Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Cold northerly from the Gulf of Lion to the Balearics, most frequent in winter.

  • Torrential storms (DANA) In season now

    Sep, Oct, Nov

    Torrential storms on Spain's east coast and the Balearics, as in October 2024.

Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean

  • Meltemi

    Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

    Strong northerly in the Aegean, often for days in high summer.

  • Sirocco In season now

    Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov

    Southerly from Africa with dust, heavy sea and heat.

  • Medicane In season now

    Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan

    Rare: a Mediterranean storm with tropical traits, like Daniel in September 2023.

Adriatic

  • Bora

    Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    Cold north-easterly fall wind, often with no warning; strongest in winter, possible all year.

  • Jugo (sirocco) In season now

    Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    South-easterly with heavy sea and rain, often for days.

  • Summer squalls

    Jul, Aug, Sep

    Fast squall lines with violent gusts, locally called nevera.

Caribbean, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico

  • Hurricane season In season now

    Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov

    1 June to 30 November, at its worst from August to October.

  • Christmas winds

    Dec, Jan, Feb

    Reinforced trades of 25 to 30 knots and a big sea.

Biscay and Atlantic coast

  • Winter gales in Biscay In season now

    Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    Atlantic lows with heavy swell; Biscay is better crossed in summer.

Lake Constance and Alpine lakes

  • Foehn storm In season now

    Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Warm downslope wind, often at gale force on Lake Constance and the Alpine lakes.

  • Thunderstorms with gusts

    May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

    Fronts arrive within minutes, especially dangerous on lakes.

Baltic Sea

  • Autumn and winter gales In season now

    Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    Westerly patterns with gales and storms, often one low after another.

  • Storm flooding In season now

    Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    North-easterlies push water into the western Baltic, as in October 2023.

  • Ice

    Jan, Feb, Mar

    The northern Baltic freezes; in cold winters lagoons and harbours further south too.

North Sea and Channel

  • Autumn and winter gales In season now

    Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    Westerly patterns with gales and storms, often one low after another.

  • Storm surge In season now

    Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    High water on the coast and in tidal harbours; pontoons can flood.

German inland waters

  • Thunderstorms with gusts

    May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

    Fronts arrive within minutes, especially dangerous on lakes.

  • Autumn and winter gales In season now

    Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    Westerly patterns with gales and storms, often one low after another.

  • Flooding

    Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Snowmelt and prolonged rain; after cloudbursts in midsummer too.

Canaries, Madeira, Azores

  • Winter gales

    Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    Atlantic lows, above all around the Azores and Madeira.

  • Hurricane remnants In season now

    Aug, Sep, Oct

    Rare but possible: Hurricane Lorenzo hit the Azores in October 2019.

North American East Coast

  • Hurricane season In season now

    Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov

    1 June to 30 November, at its worst from August to October.

  • Nor'easter In season now

    Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    North-east winter storm on the US East Coast.

Pacific coast of Mexico and Central America

  • Eastern Pacific hurricane season In season now

    May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov

    15 May to 30 November, off Mexico and Central America.

  • Tehuantepecer In season now

    Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    Strong gap wind in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, often gale force.

South Pacific and Australia

  • Cyclone season

    Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    1 November to 30 April, at its worst from January to March.

Indian Ocean

  • North Indian cyclones In season now

    Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov, Dec

    Before and after the monsoon: April to June and October to December.

  • South Indian cyclones

    Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion: November to April.

  • South-west monsoon

    Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

    Strong wind and big seas in the Arabian Sea.

Western Pacific and South-East Asia

  • Typhoons In season now

    Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov

    Most frequent from July to October, possible all year.

  • North-east monsoon

    Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    Steady strong wind with rough seas.

Open Atlantic

  • Hurricane season In season now

    Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov

    South of about 35 degrees north, June to November.

  • Autumn and winter gales In season now

    Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    Westerly patterns with gales and storms, often one low after another.

Storm preparation checklist

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Before the season

When a warning comes

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After the storm

Emergency numbers by cruising area

Print the numbers for your area or save them in your phone. With a poor signal, what you already have is what counts.

Western Mediterranean and Balearics
  • Spain: Salvamento Marítimo900 202 202
  • France: CROSS (coastguard)196
  • Italy: Guardia Costiera1530
  • Anywhere in the EU: emergency112
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).
Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean
  • Greece: coastguard108
  • Türkiye: coastguard158
  • Italy: Guardia Costiera1530
  • Anywhere in the EU: emergency112
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).
Adriatic
  • Croatia: MRCC Rijeka195
  • Italy: Guardia Costiera1530
  • Anywhere in the EU: emergency112
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).
Caribbean, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico
  • USA: Coast Guard (or channel 16)911
  • French Antilles: CROSS AG196 / +596 596 70 92 92
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).
Biscay and Atlantic coast
  • France: CROSS (coastguard)196
  • Spain: Salvamento Marítimo900 202 202
  • Portugal: MRCC Lisbon+351 21 440 1919
  • Anywhere in the EU: emergency112
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).
Lake Constance and Alpine lakes
  • Anywhere in the EU: emergency112
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).
Baltic Sea
  • Germany: MRCC Bremen+49 421 536870
  • Anywhere in the EU: emergency112
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).
North Sea and Channel
  • Germany: MRCC Bremen+49 421 536870
  • Netherlands: Kustwacht0900 0111
  • Anywhere in the EU: emergency112
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).
German inland waters
  • Anywhere in the EU: emergency112
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).
Canaries, Madeira, Azores
  • Spain: Salvamento Marítimo900 202 202
  • Portugal: MRCC Lisbon+351 21 440 1919
  • Anywhere in the EU: emergency112
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).
North American East Coast
  • USA: Coast Guard (or channel 16)911
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).
Pacific coast of Mexico and Central America
  • Mexico: emergency911
  • USA: Coast Guard (or channel 16)911
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).
South Pacific and Australia
  • Australia: JRCC (from abroad +61 2 6230 6811)1800 641 792
  • New Zealand: RCCNZ+64 4 577 8030
  • VHF channel 16 (Mayday) and DSC distress alert on channel 70: valid on every sea.
  • No radio contact: trigger the distress beacon (EPIRB).

Weather alerts from recent days

When an official service issues a severe warning, or a tropical cyclone is named and graded, we publish it as an alert of its own. It records what applied at that moment.

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Official warnings, NAMMERT weather warnings

Where the data comes from

Deutscher Wetterdienst

 ·  AEMET, Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia

 ·  Meteo-France, Vigilance

 ·  MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET)

 ·  NOAA National Weather Service, Seewarnungen

 ·  NOAA National Hurricane Center

 ·  Joint Typhoon Warning Center

Hazards and cruising limits

This map shows what changes by the hour. What stays put is on the cruising area map: 117 known hazards, the limits of the cruising areas and the routes between them.

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Report conditions from on board

On the spot you see what no official chart shows: how the sea stands in the harbour entrance, whether the pontoon is holding, how the wind really falls into the bay. Write it here. A person reads it, and nothing appears on this site by itself.

If you need help, this is not a form but a call: 112 anywhere in the EU, 999 in the United Kingdom, by radio DSC or channel 16. Damage belongs in our claims notification, not here.

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