Editing Shipping Forecast (section)

==Related forecasts==
The Shipping Forecast should not be confused with similar broadcasts given by [[HM Coastguard]] to vessels at sea tuned into [[marine VHF radio|marine VHF]] and [[medium frequency|MF]] radio frequencies. HM Coastguard's broadcasts can only be heard by vessels or persons using or tuned into marine VHF and MF radio frequencies, whereas the Shipping Forecast can be heard by anyone tuned into [[BBC Radio 4]]. The Coastguard's broadcasts follow the same format as the shipping forecast using the same terminology and style, but the information only normally applies to the area sector or region covered by that particular Coastguard Co-ordination Centre (such as the [[Bristol Channel]], for instance). 

Announcements of pending broadcasts by HM Coastguard are given on marine [[channel 16 VHF]] and are announced with (e.g.), "[[Sécurité]]. All stations. This is Milford Haven Coastguard... For the Maritime Safety Information, list on Channel 62. This is Milford Haven Coastguard."

A similar broadcast on MF is initially announced on 2182&nbsp;kHz, with a further frequency specified, e.g., 1770&nbsp;kHz. VHF optimum range is approximately 30 nautical miles (nmi), effectively line of sight, whereas MF range is much greater at approximately 150{{nbsp}}nmi, allowing ships in the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea to receive the broadcast.

The forecasts sent over the [[Navtex]] system use a similar format and the same sea areas. 

[[RTÉ Radio 1]] broadcasts coastal reports for Ireland similar to those in the Shipping Forecast for the UK. Also in Sweden, [[Sveriges Radio P1|Sveriges Radio P1]] broadcasts maritime weather broadcasts ''({{Ill|Land- och sjöväderrapporten|sv=Land- och sjöväderrapporten|sv}})'' similar to the Shipping Forecast during its weather forecasts which it receives from [[Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute|SMHI]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Radio |first=Sveriges |date=2023-11-01 |title=Väder från hela landet - alla avsnitt |url=https://sverigesradio.se/vaderfranhelalandet |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=sverigesradio.se |language=sv}}</ref>  The Swedish forecast uses the same names as the British forecast in the areas that Shipping Forecast uses, except they are translated into Swedish for example German Bight is known as Tyska bukten.