To help inform us of changing weather conditions various organizations broadcast continuous weather information.

To prevent overlapping interfering broadcasts depends on your area, terrain and transmitter power, so radio towers may transmitters on different frequencies. Hence one may pick up more than one broadcast source in your area. Since our countries (Canada/USA) are bordering, the radio standards used for each may be configured differently. Even the weather receiver manufactures, can vary in their channel line up or frequencies covered.

In Canada, Environment Canada and Weather Radio Canada provide Continuous Marine Broadcasts (CMB) services.

In the United States, the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides the same service.

Additionally are Weather Alert Services, that automatically turn on compatible shore-based receivers when threatening weather is approaching. These systems use an additional "Tone Alert" and or are set with county codes and geographic codes for your area.

Sailing Tip: Although it is very important to watch weather broadcasts on Television but the same should be done for Marine Radio Weather Reports that are customized more for boaters during the "week before" the day of departing for a sail. In doing so will provide one with the extra knowledge of how the weather patterns are developing. This will help to eliminate any last minute surprises and allows one far in advance to prepare and rig their craft accordingly to handle those conditions.