Hurricane Frequencies

(Unless otherwise noted, times are UTC, freq in kHz)

Revised August 29, 1998

The following high-frequency hurricane season intercepts have been gleaned from numerous sources. Times and frequencies are subject to frequent change, and are listed for reference only. Check frequently during hurricane season for updates. This is the original Hurricane Frequencies list, published during every hurricane season since 1991.

Copies of this list are scattered across the Web. Virtually all of them are now obsolete. By bookmarking this page, you will be able to access the latest copy of Hurricane Frequencies when you need it.

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US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & MILITARY

02670.0  USB  USCG wx Cape Hatteras NC (0133 1303)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx Fort Macon NC (0103 1233)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx Eastern Shore VA (0233 1403)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx Hampton Roads VA (0203 1333)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx San Francisco (0203 1403)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx Los Angeles/Long Beach CA (1303 2103)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx Honolulu (0903 2103)
02670.0  USB  USCG wx Marianas Section Guam (0705 2205)
03357.0  FAX  Pictures from NAM Cutler, Maine (continuous)
03820.0  FAX  Pictures from USN Keflavik (continuous)
03407.0  USB  National Hurricane Center air-gnd "ALPHA"
03622.5  FAX  Pacific Ocean pictures from Tokyo Meteo (0110 1910)
04271.0  FAX  Pictures from CFH Halifax (continuous)
04426.0  USB  USCG wx NMN Portsmouth (0330 0500 0930)
04426.0  USB  USCG wx NMC San Francisco (0430 1030)
04724.0  USB  Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS
05211.0  USB  SHARES - FEMA National Emergency Coord Net (night pri)
05562.0  USB  National Hurricane Center air-gnd "BRAVO"
05610.0  USB  National Hurricane Center air-gnd "CHARLIE"
06496.0  FAX  Pictures from CFH Halifax (continuous)
06501.0  USB  USCG wx NMN Portsmouth (0330 0500 0930 1130 1600 2200 2330)
06501.0  USB  USCG wx NMO Honolulu (0600 1200)
06501.0  USB  USCG wx Marianas Section Guam (0930 1530)
06673.0  USB  National Hurricane Center air-gnd "DELTA"
06712.0  USB  USAF GHFS SAR
06739.0  USB  Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS guarded by Ascension
07305.0  FAX  Pacific Ocean pictures from Tokyo Meteo (0110 1910)
07507.0  USB  USN/USCG hurricane net (pri)
07508.5  USB  FAA Caribbean hurricane net
08080.0  FAX  Pictures from NAM Cutler, Maine (continuous)
08764.0  USB  USCG wx NMN Portsmouth (0330 0500 0930 1130 1600 1730 2200 2330)
08764.0  USB  USCG wx NMC San Francisco (0430 1030 1630 2230)
08764.0  USB  USCG wx NMO Honolulu (0000 0600 1200 1800)
08876.0  USB  National Hurricane Center air-gnd "ECHO"
08968.0  USB  Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS
08992.0  USB  Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS guarded by Ascension
09318.0  FAX  Pictures from NAM Keflavik (continuous)
09380.0  USB  USN/USCG hurricane net (sec)
09970.0  FAX  Pacific Ocean pictures from Tokyo Meteo (0110 1910)
10015.0  USB  National Hurricane Center air-gnd "FOXTROT"
10255.0  FAX  Pictures from USN Guam (continuous)
10493.0  USB  SHARES - FEMA National Emergency Coordination Net (day pri)
10536.0  FAX  Pictures from CFH Halifax (continuous)
10865.0  FAX  Pictures from NAM Cutler, Maine (continuous)
11175.0  USB  Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS guarded by Ascension
13089.0  USB  USCG wx NMN Portsmouth (1130 1600 1730 2200 2330)
13089.0  USB  USCG wx NMC San Francisco (0430 1030 1630 2230)
13089.0  USB  USCG wx NMO Honolulu (0000 1800)
13089.0  USB  USCG wx Marianas Section Guam (0300 2130)
13200.0  USB  Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS
13267.0  USB  National Hurricane Center air-gnd "GOLF"
13510.0  USB  Pictures from CFH Halifax (1000-2200)
13597.0  FAX  Pacific Ocean pictures from Tokyo Meteo (0110 1910)
15016.0  USB  Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS guarded by Ascension
15959.0  FAX  Pictures from NAM Cutler, Maine (continuous)
16029.6  FAX  Pictures from USN Guam (continuous)
17314.0  USB  USCG wx from NMN Portsmouth (1730)
17314.0  USB  USCG wx from NMC San Francisco (1630 2230)
17901.0  USB  National Hurricane Center air-gnd "HOTEL"
17976.0  USB  Hurricane hunter acft - GHFS
18220.0  FAX  Pacific Ocean pictures from Tokyo Meteo (0110 1910)
18486.0  FAX  Pictures from NAM Keflavik (continuous)
19860.0  FAX  Pictures from USN Guam (continuous)
20015.0  FAX  Pictures from NAM Cutler, Maine (continuous)
21937.0  USB  National Hurricane Center air-gnd "INDIA"
23523.0  FAX  Pacific Ocean pictures from Tokyo Meteo (0110 1910)

AMATEUR HIGH-FREQUENCY EMERGENCY HURRICANE NETS

01984.0  LSB  Virgin Islands (VI, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles)
03710.0  LSB  Puerto Rico
03808.0  LSB  Caribbean Wx (1030)
03815.0  LSB  Antigua/Antilles
03815.0  LSB  Inter-island (continuous watch)
03818.0  LSB  Antigua/Antilles
03845.0  LSB  Gulf Coast West Hurricane
03862.5  LSB  Mississippi Section Traffic
03865.0  LSB  West Virginia Emergency
03873.0  LSB  Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03873.0  LSB  Texas ARES Emergency
03905.0  LSB  Pacific ARES (Hawaii)
03905.0  LSB  Delaware Emergency
03907.0  LSB  Carolina Coast Emergency
03910.0  LSB  Mississippi ARES
03910.0  LSB  Louisiana Traffic
03910.0  LSB  Virginia Emergency, Alpha (ARES/RACES)
03913.0  LSB  New York State Emergency
03915.0  LSB  Louisiana Emergency
03915.0  LSB  North Carolina
03915.0  LSB  South Carolina Emergency
03915.0  LSB  Massachusetts/Rhode Island Emergency
03917.0  LSB  Eastern Pennsylvania Emergency
03920.0  LSB  Maryland Emergency
03923.0  LSB  Mississippi ARES
03923.0  LSB  North Carolina ARES (Tar Heel)
03925.0  LSB  Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03925.0  LSB  New York State Emergency
03925.0  LSB  Louisiana Emergency (altn)
03925.0  LSB  Southwest Traffic (altn)
03935.0  LSB  Belize
03935.0  LSB  Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03935.0  LSB  Louisiana Emergency
03935.0  LSB  Texas ARES (health & welfare)
03937.0  LSB  Western Massachusetts ARES
03940.0  LSB  Southern Florida Emergency
03947.0  LSB  Virginia Emergency, Bravo (health & welfare)
03950.0  LSB  Northern Florida Emergency
03955.0  LSB  South Texas Emergency
03960.0  LSB  Northeast Coast Hurricane
03965.0  LSB  Alabama Emergency (altn)
03965.0  LSB  Connecticut Emergency
03967.0  LSB  Gulf Coast (outgoing traffic)
03970.0  LSB  New Jersey ARES
03975.0  LSB  Georgia ARES
03975.0  LSB  Texas RACES
03980.0  LSB  Southeast Virginia ARES
03987.5  LSB  Mexican National
03990.5  LSB  New Jersey RACES
03993.0  LSB  New York State RACES
03993.5  LSB  Gulf Coast (health & welfare)
03993.5  LSB  South Carolina Emergency
03995.0  LSB  Gulf Coast Wx
03995.0  LSB  Western New York State Coordination
07055.0  LSB  El Grupo Seguimiento de Huracanes (Spanish)
07060.0  LSB  Mexican (emergency and health & welfare) (Spanish)
07070.0  LSB  Manana (Baja California)
07165.0  LSB  Antigua/Antilles
07165.0  LSB  Inter-island 40-meter (continuous watch)
07225.0  LSB  Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07230.0  LSB  New York State Emergency
07230.0  LSB  Southwest Traffic
07232.0  LSB  South Carolina Emergency
07232.0  LSB  North Carolina Emergency (Tar Heel) (altn)
07235.0  LSB  Louisiana Emergency
07235.0  LSB  Baja California
07235.0  LSB  Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07235.0  LSB  West Virginia
07235.0  LSB  Louisiana Emergency
07240.0  LSB  American Red Cross US Gulf Coast Disaster
07240.0  LSB  Texas Emergency
07240.0  LSB  Virginia Emergency, Bravo (health & welfare) (altn)
07243.0  LSB  Alabama Emergency
07243.0  LSB  South Carolina Emergency
07245.0  LSB  Southern Louisiana
07245.0  LSB  New York State RACES
07247.5  LSB  Florida Emergency (altn)
07248.0  LSB  Texas RACES
07250.0  LSB  Belize
07250.0  LSB  Texas Emergency
07254.0  LSB  Northern Florida Emergency
07260.0  LSB  Gulf Coast West Hurricane
07260.0  LSB  Virginia Emergency, Alpha (ARES/RACES) (altn)
07264.0  LSB  Gulf Coast (health & welfare)
07265.0  USB  Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio (SATERN)
07268.0  LSB  Waterway
07273.0  LSB  Texas ARES (altn)
07275.0  LSB  Georgia ARES
07280.0  LSB  NTS Region 5
07280.0  LSB  Louisiana Emergency (altn)
07283.0  LSB  Gulf Coast (outgoing only)
07285.0  LSB  Texas ARES Emergency
07290.0  LSB  Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07290.0  LSB  Gulf Coast Wx
07290.0  LSB  Texas ARES (health & welfare)
07290.0  LSB  Hawaii Emergency
07290.0  LSB  Traffic
14185.0  USB  Caribbean Emergency
14200.0  USB  (Please advise)
14215.0  USB  Pacific Inter-island
14222.0  USB  Health & Welfare
14245.0  USB  Health & Welfare
14265.0  USB  Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio (SATERN)
14268.0  USB  United Nations Radio Readiness Network (currently inactive)
14275.0  USB  Bermuda
14275.0  USB  International Amateur Radio Net
14283.0  USB  Caribus (health & welfare)
14300.0  USB  Intercontinental Traffic and Maritime Mobile Service
14303.0  USB  International Assistance & Traffic Net
14313.0  USB  Intercontinental Traffic and Maritime Mobile Service (altn)
14316.0  USB  Health & Welfare
14325.0  USB  Hurricane Watch (Amateur-to-National Hurricane Center)
14340.0  USB  Louisiana (1900)
14340.0  USB  Manana (1900)
14340.0  USB  California-Hawaii
21310.0  USB  Health & Welfare (Spanish)
21390.0  USB  Inter-Americas (health & welfare)
21400.0  USB  Transatlantic Maritime
28410.0  USB  New Jersey ARES
28450.0  USB  Health & Welfare (Spanish)

HURRICANE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT

Hurricane reconnaissance aircraft (Hurricane Hunters) operate on US Global High Frequency System (GHFS) frequencies. After initial contact on one of the published GHFS frequencies, listen closely for them to switch to a non-published frequency to pass traffic. Aircraft call signs are "TEAL-nn" (where nn is a 2-digit number), "NOAA-42", "NOAA-43 and "NOAA-49". MacDill AFB is no longer active on GHFS. Hurricane reconnaissance aircraft now primarily use milsat to relay recon data to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Hunters current reconnaissance messages

Mike MacDonald's Guide to Decoding Reconnaissance Schedules

HURRICANE WATCH NET

Whenever a hurricane is within 300 miles of land in the northern western hemisphere, the Hurricane Watch Net is operational on 14325. The Hurricane Watch Net provides communication between the National Hurricane Center and the affected areas.

AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE

During a communications emergency, W1AW transmits special bulletins hourly by voice, teleprinter and CW (Morse) according to the following schedule:
 

W1AW SPECIAL BULLETINS SCHEDULE
Voice              hh:00 01855.0   03990.0   07290.0   14290.0   18160.0   21390.0   28590.0
Teleprinter     hh:15 03625.0   07095.0   14095.0   18102.5   21095.0   28095.0
CW                 hh:30 01818.0   03581.5   07047.5   14047.5   18097.5   21067.5   28067.5

 
Visit the W1AW Bulletins archive

Recent W1AW Propagation Bulletins

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

The National Institute of Standards and Technology broadcasts storm warnings on 2.5, 5, 10, 15 & 20 MHz AM according to the following schedule:
 

NIST MARINE STORM WARNINGS BROADCAST SCHEDULE
WWV          hh:08 Covers Atlantic and eastern North Pacific
WWVH       hh:48 Covers Western, Eastern, Southern, and North Pacific

GLOBE WIRELESS WEATHER BROADCASTS

Globe Wireless broadcasts weather information, forecasts and bulletins in CW (Morse) and SITOR modes on the following time-slot schedule during hurricane season:
 
STATIONS
KFS San Francisco, California, USA
KEJ Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean
WNU Slidell (New Orleans), Louisiana, USA
WCC East Coast, USA
VCT St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
KPH San Francisco, California, USA
 
 

FREQUENCIES
WNU FEC 04210.5  06327.0  08425.5  12588.5  12607.5  16384.5
VCT FEC 04217.5  06329.5  08422.0  12610.5  16827.5
KFS FEC 04211.5  06315.5  08417.5  12580.5  16829.5  22377.5
KEJ FEC 04300.4  06326.0  08431.0  12611.5  16842.5
WNU CW 00478.0  04310.0  08570.0  12826.5  17117.6  22575.5
WCC CW 08586.0  12847.0  13033.5  16933.2
KFS CW 00476.0  08558.4  12844.5  17026.0  22581.5
KPH CW 08618.0  13002.0  17016.8

 
 

FEC PRODUCT & TRANSMISSION TIMES
KFS E & CTL PAC CYCLONE 0221 0521 0821 1121
KEJ E & CTL PAC CYCLONE 1421 1721 2021 2321
WNU GOM/CARIBBEAN CYCLONE 0221 0521 0821 1121 1421 1721 2021 2321
WCC  N ATL HIGH SEAS WX 0440 1240 1640
VCT N ATL HIGH SEAS WX 0451 1051 1651 2251
WNU GOM/CARIB OFFSHORE FCST 0351 0951 1551 2151
WCC GOM/CARIB OFFSHORE FCST 0440 1240 1640
KFS PAC HIGH SEAS WX 0451 1051 1651 2251
KPH PAC HIGH SEAS WX 0500 1900

 
 

CW PRODUCT & TRANSMISSION TIMES
WNU GOM/CARIB WX 0350 0950 1550 2150 
WCC GOM/CARIB/ATL WX 1250 1650
KFS PACIFIC H SEAS WX 0450 1050 1650 2250
KPH PACIFIC H SEAS WX 0500 1900

 
NOTES:

ADDITIONAL HURRICANE MONITORING FREQUENCIES

The frequencies listed on this page are primarily oriented toward hurricane-related disaster communications and crucial intelligence-gathering. If your monitoring interests extend beyond the scope of this site (eg, recreational short-wave listening), I encourage you to visit Hugh Stegman's Utility World for additional frequencies.

BLAKE'S ATLANTIC TROPICAL WEATHER CENTER PAGE

Links to a wide array of current technical hurricane information and data can be found at
Eric Blake's Atlantic Tropical Weather Center page. Products include weather forecasts, hurricane reconnaissance flight data, satellite weather images, and more.

USEFUL TROPICAL CYCLONE LINKS

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