165 W

150 W

135 W

120 W

105 W

90 W

75 W

60 W

45 W

30 W

15 W

15 E

30 E

45 E

60 E

75 E

90 E

105 E

Appro
ximate

O C E A N
STORMS Mid Sept. to June

75 N

Oc

FOG June to Sept.

Max. Freq. July to August

Permanent Pack Ice

STORMY WEATHER Sept. to March

Max. Freq. Sept to Dec. and March
FOG
April to August

STORMS
Max. Freq. Winter
STORMS Oct. to June

60 N

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C
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TI
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tob

to

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60 N
Sea of
Okhotsk

North
Sea

Baltic
Sea

1: FOG Spring, Winter, Maximum frequency spring

2: FOG Spring, Autumn, Winter, Maximum frequency spring

RISK OF ICE
ACCRETION ON SHIPS
October to May

45 N
STORMY WEATHER
October to March

ean
S

ea

LIABILITY TO TROPICAL STORMS

April to November

rg
be
ce

Re
dS
ea

PA C I F I C

TYPHOON SEASON
May to December
Maximum frequency
July to October

South
China
Sea

Bay of
Bengal

30 N

O C E A N

LIABILITY TO TROPICAL STORMS

April, May and October to December

15 N

MS er
O R mb
ST ove
AL N
IC and
P
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TR tobe
TO Oc
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J
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LI
A
M BI
a

PA C I F I C

East
China
Sea

Arabian
Sea
MONSOON GALES
Max. freq. June to August

RISK OF ICE
ACCRETION ON SHIPS
October to May

FOG Max. Freq. June to August

Med
ite
rra
n

I N D I A N

O
C

O C E A N

CYCLONE SEASON
November to Mid May

N
E A

INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

30 S

FOG May to September

Max. Freq. July to August

Ships damage report

STORMY WEATHER October to March

FOG Max. Freq. November to January

Caribbean Sea

CYCLONE SEASON
December to March

75 N

STORMY WEATHER
November to March

hern limit o
fI

TROPICAL STORMS
June to October

15 N

O C E A N

Pack Ic
e

ate

Gulf of
Mexico

15 S

165 E

Many ships are lost at sea each year owing to bad weather or a sudden
change of weather.
This map shows where fog, tropical storms, heavy seas, ice accretion and
icebergs form a hazard to shipping at some time during the year

L
A T

HURRICANE SEASON
June to November
Max. Freq. August to October

anent

STORMY WEATHER September to May

Max. Freq. November to February

m
xi
ro

FOG
Max. freq.
June to December

30 N

f Perm

Laptev
Sea

STORMY WEATHER
October to April

pp

FOG Max. Freq. June to August

limit o

FOG
Max. Freq.
May to Sept.

150 E

STORMY WEATHER September to May

Max. Freq. November to March

IPS
SH
FOG June to September
ON

STORMY WEATHER
October to May

RISK OF ICE ACCRETION ON SHIPS

October to May

STORMY WEATHER October to March

Ear

ay
ly M

FOG
Max. Freq. June to Sept.

FOG June to Sept.

Max. Freq. July to Aug

Bering
Sea

45 N

135 E

A R C T I C

A R C T I C
Approximate limit of

120 E

O C E A N

CYCLONE SEASON
January to April

RISK OF CYCLONES
November to April

CYCLONE SEASON
December to March

15 S

30 S

Approximate northern limit of Icebergs

45 S

45 S
STORMY WEATHER Especially May to October

Approximate northern limit of Icebergs

STORMY WEATHER Especially May to October

S O U T H E R N

Average Dr

ift Ice - Au

STORMY WEATHER Especially May to October

STORMY WEATHER Especially May to October

S O U T H E R N

Average Dr

ift Ice - Au

gust

O C E A N

gust

O C E A N

60 S

Ave
rage
D

rift Ic

e-A

ugu
s

60 S

Ice S

helf

75 S

Time difference in hours from UTC at 15 intervals

Ice Shelf

-11
165 W

-10

-9

150 W

135 W

-8
120 W

-7
105 W

-6

-5

90 W

75 W

75 S

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the international time standard.

It is the current term for what was commonly referred to as Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT).
Zero (0) hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich United Kingdom which lies on the zero longitudinal meridian.
Universal time is based on a 24 hour clock.

Ice Shelf

Ice Shelf

Time difference in hours from UTC at 15 intervals

-4

-3

-2

60 W

45 W

30 W

-1
15 W

UTC
(GMT)

+1

+2

+3

15 E

30 E

45 E

+4
60 E

+5
75 E

+6

+7

90 E

105 E

+8
120 E

+9
135 E

+10
150 E

+11
165 E