Ports and harbours
Ports and harbours are busy places where scheduling and timings are crucial. The weather can cause logistical and financial disruption, as well as impact customer satisfaction.
Comfort of ferry passengers, safe delivery of cargo, and arrival and departure times can all be affected by the weather. However, by using our expert forecasts to help you make operational decisions, you can monitor and assess the risk of wind, wave, visibility and temperatures.
How we can help
Through our detailed site-specific forecasts, we can help you reduce your exposure to uncertainty, giving you confidence to make the right operational decisions to maximise safety and efficiency.
Services
We offer:
- Hourly weather updates through our nowcast facility on Safesee (our online weather delivery system).
- Site-specific text and tab and graph forecasts giving a detailed picture of the weather conditions in your port/harbour.
- Warnings for severe weather conditions.
Safesee
Safesee is a web-based weather information system designed to improve operational decision making within the marine and offshore industries. It pulls together a number of products and weather layers to provide a one-stop weather shop for your sites.
Make a difference to your operations with Safesee (PDF, 200 kB)
For more information about how we can help, please email us: marine@metoffice.gov.uk
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