16/2026

VHF weather broadcast outage at Mana - use Iracoubo transmitter

ActiveReceived 28 Sept 2026, 13:01 UTC

Warning text

Lang

Area: GUYANE Locality: MANA VHF_SERVICE VHF ANTENNA COVERING THE MANA AREA IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BROADCAST METEO FRANCE WEATHER FORECAST OR URGENT ADVICE TO MARINERS. NO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WEATHER BULLETINS AND URGENT ADVICE TO MARINERS WILL NOW BE BROADCAST with THE IRACOUBO TRANSMITTER VHF CHANNEL 16 AND DSC DISTRESS CALLS ARE STILL BEING MONITORED FROM THE MANA TRANSMITTER.

Analysis

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The VHF antenna serving the Mana area (French Guiana) can no longer broadcast Meteo France weather forecasts or urgent navigational advice. There is no return to normal operations until further notice. Weather bulletins and urgent advice will be broadcast via the Iracoubo transmitter. VHF channel 16 and DSC distress calls are still being monitored from the Mana transmitter.

Monitor VHF channel 16 and DSC; receive weather bulletins and urgent advice from the Iracoubo transmitter as directed.

Type: Aids to navigation · severity low
Feed: Aids to navigationAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: MANA, Guyane (French Guiana)
Hazards: VHF weather/urgent broadcast unavailable

Contacts

VHF CH 16 · Distress and DSC monitoring (from Mana transmitter)
Iracoubo transmitter · Now broadcasting Meteo France weather bulletins and urgent advice for Mana area
Mana transmitter · Still monitoring VHF CH 16 and DSC distress calls

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 29 Sept 2026, 20:29 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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