REPUBLIC OF CROATIACROATIAN METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SERVICE

CROATIAN MARITIME METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT - SPLIT

CROATIA

III International Port Meteorological Officers (PMO) WorkshopHamburg, Germany, 23 to 24 March 2006

METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SERVICE

CROATIAN MARINE METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

Marine meteorological department - SplitMeteorological and hydrological service ZagrebUlica Glagoljaša 11HR - 21000 S P L I TC R O A T I Atel: 00 385 21 347-399; 347-403fax: 00 385 21 347-465e-mail:sore cirus.dhz.hrInternet: http://www.dalmatianet.com/cmms

Croatian marine meteorological service is a modern

service based on the maritime tradition, the science of

meteorology, technology and telecommunications.

Our basic objective is protection and safety of human

lives and navigation at sea as well as of numerous

activities going on on seas, islands and littoral.

HEAD OFFICE of Marine Meteorological Service

PORT OF

SPLIT

CROATIA

The Marine Meteorological Service in the Adriatic was

established in 1860.

First meteorological station began with its work in

Dubrovnik in 1851.

It is important to state that the meteorological data from

the station Hvar were included into the European

international data exchange already in 1857 when the

meteorological station Hvar was established.

Tower Veneranda - HvarMeteorological station

1857 the meteorological station Hvar was established and become

First metereological station on Adriatic sea.

Station Hvar were included into the European international exchange

data.

Its contribution to the safety in the Adriatic

with its meteorological reporting system and

its permanent meteorological monitoring

makes the framework of the safety of all the

marine segments, from navigation, shipping

(industry), fisheries, research to the nautical

tourism.

HEAD OFFICEMarine Meteorological Departement

and Marine Radio Stations

The Croatian Marine Meteorological Service is

composed of three departments Head Office in Split

1. Synoptic-forecasting department,

2. Climatological department

3. General administrative service,

The Marine meteorological office in Rijeka

Marine meteorological stations in the Adriatic

Ships participating in the WMO Scheme of

Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS).

SHIP METEOROLOGICAL

DEPARTMENT:

establishment of ship - meteorological station:

education of ship - observer, making of instructions and accessories;

control of ship - meteorological instruments.

DEPARTMENTClimatological department

47 ships belonging to Croatian shipping companies participate and they have been recruited by the State Meteorological and

Hydrological service of the Republic of Croatia and its Marine Meteorlogical Department in Split

GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM

CROATIAN SHIPS in VOS PROGRAM

3 selected15 supplementary

29 auxiliary

Country - CROATIA

Category Number of ships at 31 Dec 2004

Selected 3

Supplementary 15

Auxiliary 29

Total VOS fleet 47

CROATIAN SHIPS in VOS PROGRAM

The number of ships and the total number of ship meteorological reports by Croatian ships participating in the WMO Scheme of

Voluntary Observing Ships, period 1991 – 2005.

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

year

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5000

10000

15000

20000

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30000

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number of ships

meteorological reports

LEAFLET of the MARINE METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTEMENT

Ship meteorological measurements and observations in the Adriatic

Ship meteorological measurements and observations in the Adriatic by those ships recruited by the State Meteorological Service of the Republic of Croatia are also performed at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC. Meteorological measurements and observations by selected ships and by those with prearrengement with its

company are performed at 03, 09, 15 and 21 UTC.

PORT METEOROLOGICAL OFFICER

Croatian and foreign ships participating in the voluntary meteorological measurements and observations are visited in the ports of Rijeka and Split.

Port of SPLIT

Port of RIJEKA

ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE OF MARINE METEOROLOGY AND ECOLOGY

“ADRIATIC METEOROLOGY”

“JADRANSKA METEOROLOGIJA”

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Croatian marine meteorological service in the

WMO Scheme of Voluntary Observing Ships

participates with 47 ships belonging to

Croatian shipping companies and with 5000

ship reports with about 1500 OBS METEO

reports (30 %).

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Ship meteorological stations will play the

major and very important role in the global

observation system and remain irreplacable

and the most reliable source of

meteorological data from the huge sea

areas.

Red sky at night, Sailors’ delight:

Red sky in morning, Sailors’ warning.

Većernje rumenilo, očekuje se lijepo vrijeme:

jutarnje rumenilo, kiša se približava.

Rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera: rosso di mattina, pioggia si avvicina.

For our observer’s we have a motto: You are the only who know the weather

conditions at your position. Therefore, please send your meteorological report.

MarineMarine Meteorological Meteorological Departement - SplitDepartement - Split

Marine Meteorological Department - Split thanks to all masters and ship mate’s on his great efort, during doing meteorological observation while

they are on the sea.