For decades, most of weather moored buoys have been reporting their data onto the GTS in FM13 SHIP code. For a few months, some of these data are converted in FM94 BUFR according to template TM308009 (B/C10 - ship data). They are so transmitted in both codes, in parallel. Tropical moored buoys (TAO, PIRATA and RAMA networks) using Argos as communication system report their data in FM18 BUOY. and FM94 BUFR in parallel. The unvalidated template for data buoys is used in this latter case. Some morred buoy networks, operated by non-meteorlogical agencies, transmit their data in BUFR only, according to the unvalidated template for buoy data. They did not spend time and money to develope the transmission with the near-obsolete dataformat FM18 BUOY.
BUFR template used for moored buoy data should be now TM315008. This latter was recently validated. As for drifting buoys, GTS headers for moored buoy data start with character string 'IOB'.
Ship BUFR data - Survey on October 12th, 2014
(Data received and processed at Meteo-France)
| CCCC | Data Prodider | FM94-BUFR | Template | FM18 BUOY only | FM13 SHIP only | Remark |
| CWAO | Joubeh | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| CWEG | MSC Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| CWHX | MSC Canada | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| CWTO | MSC Canada | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| CWUL | MSC Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| CWVR | MSC Canada | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| DEMS | IMD | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| EDZW | BSH/DWD | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| EGRR | Met Office | 104 | TM30809 | 0 | 0 | BUFR and FM13 in parallel |
| EIDB | Met Eireann | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| KARS | CLS America | 35 | Buoy (not validated) | 0 | 0 | BUFR and FM18 in parallel |
| KPML | PMEL | 2 | TM315008 | 0 | 0 | Not tet fully processed at Meteo-France |
| KWBC | NDBC | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| KWNB | NDBC | 0 | 44 | 166 | ||
| LEMM | Puertos/AEMET | 13 | Buoy (not validated) | 0 | 0 | BUFR only |
| LFPW | Cerema/Meteo-France | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LFPW | Meteo-France | 2 | TM30809 | 0 | 0 | |
| LFVW | CLS Toulouse | 20 | Buoy (not validated) | 0 | 0 | BUFR and FM13 in parallel |
| LGAT | HCMR/HNMS | 1 | Buoy (not validated) | 0 | 0 | BUFR only |
| LIIB | ISPRA/USAM | 8 | Buoy (not validated) | 0 | 0 | BUFR only |
| LPMG | IH/IPMA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| RKSL | KMA | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 185 | 89 | 245 | 519 platforms in all |
1. This monitoring includes moored buoys but other fixed marine stations too.
2. Many moored buoys or fixed marine stations report their data in FM13-SHIP code. Some also report their data in BUFR (but according to ship template further to a "FM13 to BUFR" conversion). In the longer term they should report according to moored buoy template... or a more suitable template for fixed marine stations.