201730 APR
VARNA RADIO
WEATHER AND SEA BULLETIN FROM METEO
NIMH VARNA
PART ONE: WARNING NIL
PART TWO: SYNOPSIS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS ON 20/04 AT 1500 UTC:
LOW 1007 HPA OVER MOLDOVA WITH A FRONT SYSTEM OVER EAST BULGARIA MOVING TO EAST
PART THREE: FORECAST FOR 12 HRS FOR AREA JULIETTE:
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 3-4 AT NORTH 5-6 AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING TO WEST 4-5
SEA 3 AT NORTH 3-4 VIS 5-10 MLS PARTLY CLOUDY LOCALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERS
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WEATHER AND SEA BULLETIN ON 20/04 AT 1830 UTC
PART ONE: WARNING NIL
PART TWO: SYNOPSIS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS ON 20/04 AT 1500 UTC:
LOW 1007 HPA OVER MOLDOVA WITH A FRONT SYSTEM OVER EAST BULGARIA MOVING TO EAST
PART THREE: FORECAST FOR 24 HRS:
AREA 1: WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5-6 AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING TO NORTHWEST 5-6
TOMORROW AFTERNOON VEERING TO NORTH GRADUALLY DECREASING 3-4 SEA 4 TOMORROW 3
AREAS 2 AND 3: WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 3-4 AT NORTH OF AREA 2 5-6
AFTER MIDNIGHT VEERING TO WEST 4-5 TOMORROW VEERING TO NORTH
LATER NORTHEAST 4-5 SEA 3 AT NORTH OF AREA 2 3-4
AREAS 1 TO 3: VIS 5-10 MLS CONVECTIVE CLOUDS LOCALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERS
TEMP MIN 7-12 MAX 11-16 SEA WATER 10-13 DGS C
PART FOUR: STATION REPORTS ON 20/04 AT 1800 UTC
SHABLA WIND S 4 SEA 3 VIS 10 MLS CLOUDS 8 PRESS 1009 TEMP 12
KALIAKRA WIND SSW 3 SEA 3 VIS 10 MLS CLOUDS 9 PRESS 1010 TEMP 12
VARNA WIND ENE 2 SEA 3 VIS 10 MLS CLOUDS 8 PRESS 1010 TEMP 12
EMINE WIND WSW 4 SEA 2 VIS 5 MLS CLOUDS 10 PRESS 1011 TEMP 13
BURGAS WIND NW 3 SEA 3 VIS 5 MLS CLOUDS 10 PRESS 1011 TEMP 14
AHTOPOL WIND SSW 2 SEA 2 VIS 10 MLS CLOUDS 8 PRESS 1012 TEMP 16
METEO NIMH VARNA
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NAVWARN 211/26
PORT OF VARNA
ENTRANCE LIGHT BEACON GREEN
NO. 5005 AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES:
43 11.48 N 027 55.23 E
GREEN FL LIGHT 4S 10 METERS 2 MN
UNLIT
NAVWARN 208/26
NE OF MASLEN NOS.NAVY TRAINING.
ANTI-MINE ACTIVITY FM 0400 UTC
TO 0900 UTC ON 23 AND 24.04.26
IN REGION:
42 26.0N 027 52.2E
42 26.0N 027 56.2E
42 25.5N 027 56.2E
42 25.5N 027 52.2E.
IS PROHIBITED FOR NAVIGATION.
NAVWARN 207/26
BURGAS BAY. NAVY TRAINING
FM 0200 TO 0900 UTC ON 22 AND 23.04.2026
IN POINTS:
42 31,2 N 027 36 E AND R= 5 CABLES;
42 31,2 N 027 34 E AND R= 5 CABLES,
ARE PROHIBITED FOR NAVIGATION, ANCHORING,
FISHING AND DIVING ACTIVITY.
NAVWARN 206/26
NORTHEAST OF MASLEN NOS. NAVY TRAINING.
COUNTER-MINE ACTIVITY FM 0500 TO 1300 UTC
ON 22 AND 23.04.2026 IN REGION:
42 26,5 N 028 06,3 E
42 26,5 N 028 08,5 E
42 25,0 N 028 08,5 E
42 25,0 N 028 05,9 E,
DANGEROUS FOR NAVIGATION.
NAVWARN 205/26
NORTHEAST OF MASLEN NOS. NAVY TRAINING.
COUNTER-MINE ACTIVITY FM 0500 TO 1300 UTC
ON 22 AND 23.04.2026 IN REGION:
42 26,5 N 027 58,0 E
42 26,5 N 028 06,3 E
42 25,0 N 028 05,9 E
42 25,0 N 027 58,0 E,
PROHIBITED FOR NAVIGATION.
NAVWARN 204/26
NORTHEAST OF CAPE MASLEN NOS. NAVY TRAINING.
ARTILLERY FIRINGS FM 0630 TO 1340 UTC
ON 21 AND 22.04.2026 IN REGION:
42 25,5 N 027 44,5 Е
42 25,5 N 027 47,0 Е
42 20,0 N 027 59,4 Е
42 20,0 N 027 49,2 Е,
PROHIBITED FOR NAVIGATION, ANCHORAGE, FISHING,
DIVING AND ANY TYPE UNDERWATER ACTIVITIES.
NAVARN 203/26.
VARNA BAY
HYDROGRAPHIC CUTTER 231 CONDUCTS HYDROGRAPHIC
OPERATIONS FM 0530 TO 1315 UTC, FM 21 TO 24.04.2026
ALL MARINERS TO NAVIGATE WITH INCREASED CAUTION AND
KEEP SAFE DISTANCE OF 3 CABLES FROM THE CUTTER.
NAVWARN 188/26
DRILLING VESSEL "NOBEL GLOBETROTER I" IS POSITIONED
IN POINT WITH COORDINATES: 43 11,0168 N 030 18,5156 E.
ALL SHIPS TO SALE WITH INCREASED CAUTION AND KEEP SAFETY
DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 3 NM FROM DRILLING VESSEL.
NAVWARN 187/26
PORT OF VARNA EAST.
TWO LIGHT GREEN BUOYS AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE OLD CHANNEL:
BUOY 21 WITH COORDINATES: 43 11,430 N 027 54,717E AND
BUOY 23 WITH COORDINATES: 43 11,430 N 027 54,790E - UNLIT.
NAVWARN 171/26
HYDROGRAPHIC, GEOPHYSICAL AND GEODESIC SURVEYS
WILL BE CONDUCTED TILL 30.04.2026 IN REGION:
42 38,287 N 027 38,745 E
42 38,335 N 027 39,117 E
42 37,149 N 027 39,883 E
42 36,943 N 027 40,442 E
42 36,695 N 027 40,297 E
42 36,886 N 027 39,634 E.
ALL SHIPS TO NAVIGATE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND
KEEP A SAFETY DISTANCE OF 3 CABLES FM THE RESEARCH
VESSELS.
NAVWARN 106/26
UNDERWATER ACTIVITY IS CONDUCTED
FM 27.02.2026 IN REGION WITH CENTRE:
42 21,3 N 027 50,5 Е AND R= 3 CABLES,
PROHIBITED FOR NAVIGATION,ANCHORAGE,FISHING,
EXPLOSIVE AND DIVING ACTIVITIES.
NAVWARN 93/26
BURGAS BAY.
MV KAIROS IS POSITIONED AT ANCHOR AT POINT:
42 30,4 N 027 48,1 E. IT IS WITHOUT LIGHTS AND MANEUVERABILITY.
ALL VESSELS TO SAIL WITH INCREASED CAUTION AND TO KEEP A SAFE
DISTANCE AT LEAST 5 CABLES FROM THE SHIP.
NAVWARN 46/26
PORT OF VARNA.
A CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE IN THE LOCATION OF THE NAVIGATION BUOYS
OF THE WESTERN APPROACH TO CHANNEL 3, AS FOLLOWS:
BUOY N.1 STARBOARD-HAND LATERAL LIGHT G FL 3S WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.23 N 027 52.75 E IS MOVED AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.12 N 027 52.65 E
BUOY N.2 PORT-HAND LATERAL LIGHT R FL 3S WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.30 N 027 52.66 E IS MOVED AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.30 N 027 52.60 E
BUOY N.3 STARBOARD-HAND LATERAL LIGHT G FL 3S WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.28 N 027 52.91 E IS MOVED AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.17 N 027 52.90 E
BUOY N.4 PORT-HAND LATERAL LIGHT R FL 3S WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.33 N 027 52.88 E IS MOVED AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.21 N 027 52.94 E
BUOY N.5 STARBOARD-HAND LATERAL LIGHT G FL 3S, WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.21 N 027 53.07 E IS MOVED AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.08 N 027 53.18 E
BUOY N.6 PORT-HAND LATERAL LIGHT R FL 3S WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.24 N 027 53.12 E IS MOVED AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.14 N 027 53.17 E
BUOY N.7 STARBOARD-HAND LATERAL LIGHT G FL 3S WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.06 N 027 53.26 E IS MOVED AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.02 N 027 53.33 E
BUOY N.8 PORT-HAND LATERAL LIGHT R FL 3S WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.15 N 027 53.22 E IS MOVED AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.13 N 027 53.32 E
BUOY N.10 PORT-HAND LATERAL LIGHT R FL 3S WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.13 N 027 53.27 E IS MOVED AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.16 N 027 53.36 E
BUOY N.12 PORT-HAND LATERAL LIGHT R FL 3S WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.14 N 027 53.32 E IS REMOVED
BUOY N.14 PORT-HAND LATERAL LIGHT R FL 3S WITH COORDINATES:
43 12.11 N 027 53.41 E IS REMOVED.
NAVWARN 39/26
SOUTH OF PRIMORSKO.
AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES: 42 15,219 N 027 45,942 E
IS PLACED A YELLOW, SPHERICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOY SPOTTER,
WITH A DIAMETER OF 0.42 M WITH CHARACTERISTIC Y FL 2.5S 1M.
ALL SHIPS SHOULD KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE OF 2 CABLES.
PROHIBITED FOR ANCHORING AND FISHING.
NAVWARN 37/2026
NORTH OF CHERNY NOS.
AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES: 42 57,553 N 027 54,509 E
IS PLACED A YELLOW, SPHERICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOY SPOTTER,
WITH A DIAMETER OF 0.42 M WITH CHARACTERISTIC Y FL 2.5S 1M.
ALL SHIPS SHOULD KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE OF 2 CABLES.
PROHIBITED FOR ANCHORING AND FISHING.
NAVWARN 33/26
NAVIGATION LIGHT AT PORT TERMINAL "PETROL" VARNA
WITH COORDINATES: 43 11,33 N 027 54,89 E
LIGHTS UP WITH CHANGED CHARACTERISTICS: R FL 3S.
NAVWARN 29/26
PORT OF BURGAS.
HYDROTECHNICAL ACTIVITIES ARE CARRIED OUT AT THE END
OF THE BREAKWATER IN REGION:
42 28,893 N 027 28,930 E
42 28,828 N 027 28,934 E
42 28,833 N 027 29,084 E
42 29,231 N 027 29,051 E
42 29,293 N 027 28,976 E,
IN THE SOUTHERN PART MARKED WITH A 'SPECIAL BUOY' YELLOW COLOR,
WITH A FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT, WITH COORDINATES:
42 28,826 N 027 29,006 E.
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER FOR OTHER VESSELS NOT ENGAGED IN
HYDROTECHNICAL ACTIVITIES. ALL VESSELS MANEUVERING IN THE
PROXIMITY OF DREDGING VESSELS SHALL MOVE AT THE MINIMUM SAFE
SPEED FOR THE GIVEN VESSEL AND TO MAINTAIN A MAXIMUM SAFE
DISTANCE FROM THEM.
NAVWARN 27/26
EAST OF CAPE GALATA.
AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES:
43 10,920 N 027 59,755 E
A YELLOW, SPHERICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOY SPOTTER IS PLACED
WITH A DIAMETER 0.42M.AND LIGHT CHARACTERISTIC – YFL 2.5 S
VISIBILITY 1M.
MARINERS TO KEEP A SAFETY DISTANCE OF 2 CABLES.
NAVWARN 25/26
EAST OF CAPE GALATA.
AT A POINT WITH COORDINATES:
43 10,945 N 028 00,070 E
A WHITE, SPHERICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOY SC40 SVP-BRST IS
PLACED WITH A DIAMETER 0.4M, WITHOUT LIGHT SIGNALING.
MARINERS TO KEEP A SAFETY DISTANCE OF 2 CABLES.
NAVWARN 23/26
VARNA LAKE.PIPE LAYING IS BEING CARRIED
OUT IN THE REGION:
43 11,733 N 027 52,470 E
43 12,198 N 027 52,178 E
43 12,238 N 027 52,293 E
43 11,694 N 027 52,682 E AND COAST LINE.
ALL SHIPS TO SAIL WITH MINIMUM SPEED AND
KEEP SAFETY DISTANCE.
NAVWARN 21/26
PORT VARNA.
STARBOARD-HAND LATERAL LIGHT BUOY NR.245,
WITH CHARACTERISTIC FL G 3S FM PSN:
43 11,487 N 027 39,861 E
IS MOVED TO PSN:
43 11,493 N 027 39,890 E.
NAVWARN 19/26
PORT BURGAS.
SPECIAL LIGHT BUOY Y1 WITH CHARACTERISTIC
Y FL 4S FM PSN: 42 28,95 N 027 27,99 E
IS MOVED TO PSN: 42 29,078 N 027 28,039 E.
NAVWARN 17/26
BOURGAS BAY.
STAVRO BANKA, EAST CARDINAL LIGHT BUOY FM PSN:
42 31,110 N 027 38,465 E - REMOVED.
NAVWARN 15/26
BURGAS PORT.
TWO SPECIAL BUOYS, YELLOW, WITH LIGHT CHARACTERISTIC
Y FL 4S (FL 0.5 EC 3.5) ARE PLACED IN POINTS:
Y8 42 27,305 N 027 31,923 E
Y9 42 26,903 N 027 31,836 E.
NAVWARN 13/26
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE GALATA.
DRILLING PLATFORM GSP SATURN IS POSITIONED IN:
43 02,67 N 028 11,60 Е.
ALL SHIPS TO KEEP A SAFETY DISTANCE OF 5 CABLES
FROM THE PLATFORM.
NAVWARN 11/26
PORT BURGAS.
SPECIAL LIGHT BUOY Y2 WITH CHARACTERISTIC Y FL 4S
AND COORDINATES: 42 28,86 N 027 27,86 E - REMOVED.
NAVWARN 09/26
PORT BURGAS.
SPECIAL LIGHT BUOY Y3 WITH CHARACTERISTIC Y FL 4S
AND COORDINATES: 42 28,81 N 027 27,78 E - REMOVED.
NAVWARN 07/26
PORT KAVARNA.
KAVARNENSKA LIGHT 5011 WITH COORDINATES:
43 24,66 N 028 21,37 E - MISSING FROM ITS PLACE(DESTROYED).
NAVWARN 05/26
LAKE OF VARNA.
TWO AUTOMATIC BUOYS FOR MONITORING OF THE ENVIRONMENT
ARE ANCHORED IN POINTS:
1.43 11.57 N 027 51.42 E WITH A DIAMETER OF 2M
AND CHARACTERISTICS: Y FL 3S 4M
2.43 11.71 N 027 41.23 E WITH A DIAMETER OF 1.2 M
AND CHARACTERISTICS: W FL 1S 1M
KEEP SAFETY DISTANCE.
NAVWARN 03/26
ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM RUSSIAN
FEDERATION NAVIGATION SAFETY OFFICE,
THE APPROACHES TO PORTS OF ODESSA,OCHAKOV,
CHERNOMORSK AND YUZHNY HAVE BEEN
COMPROMISED BY ANCHOR CONTACT MINES
ENCLOSURES, DUE TO POOR HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
THE DRIFTING, SELF-REACTIVING CONTACT MINES
ARE DANGEROUS FOR NAVIGATION IN THE
NORTHWESTERN, WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN
PARTS OF THE BLACK SEA.ALL VESSELS TO
NAVIGATE WITH EXTREME CAUTION IN THESE AREAS.
NAVWARN 01/26
LAKE OF VARNA.
REGION LIMITED BY POINTS WITH COORDINATES:
43 12,333 N 027 52,016 E
43 12,402 N 027 51,695 E
43 12,393 N 027 51,567 E
43 12,400 N 027 51,495 E
43 12,324 N 027 51,385 E
43 12,295 N 027 51,322 E
43 12,112 N 027 52,241 E
43 12,153 N 027 52,287 E
43 12,330 N 027 52,185 E
PROHIBITED FOR NAVIGATION,ENTRANCE OF WATERCRAFTS IN
THE REGION, BESIDES THOSE ENGAGED WITH DREDGING OF
THE NAVIGATIONAL CANALS IN PORT VARNA.