1. Baltico Meeting 2012, Klaipeda 4-5 June
MSI-organisation at SMHI Mats Johansson & Sofia Carlsson Meteorological and Oceanographic Forecasting and Warning Service

2. Coordinating Centre for the Baltic Sea of weather and ice information
Ice information since early 1980’s
Weather forecasts and warnings since April 1998
Navigational warning on low sea level since April 2007
Collect and compile information from countries involved before distribution

3. Weather Forecast & Warnings
Issued twice daily
Distributed to Swedish Maritime Administration from SMHI at and UTC
Weather summary and a 24-hour forecast
Warnings issued when needed
near gale
gale
storm
hurricane
light, moderate, severe ice accretion (icing)

4. Weather Forecast & Warnings
Contributing countries:
EFKL (Finland)
EKMI (Denmark)
SOWR (Poland)
EEMH (Estonia)
EDZW (Germany)
EYHM (Lithuania)
UMRR (Latvia)
RUSP (Russia)
Norway
ESWI (Sweden)

5. Ice information Issued once daily during ice season
Broadcasted through NAVTEX, VHF/MF, radiofacsimile and www
NAVTEX
Report instructions
Information on how to find further ice information
VHF and MF
Swedish Ice Report for the Baltic Sea
Traffic restrictions for Swedish and Finnish harbours
Radiofacsimile
Swedish ice chart for the Baltic Sea
Ice report + Traffic restrictions + Ice chart + Baltic Sea Ice code for all Baltic Sea fairways

6. Navigational warning on low sea level
Warnings issued when needed
Area: the Belts, the Sound and Western Baltic
Countries contributing with information:
Germany and Denmark

7. Customer subscription
Ice information
Sea weather forecast
Warnings
www
ftp
Customer subscription
Hamburg/Pinneberg
SMA
Radio-facsimile
VHF/MF
NAVTEX