Items of Interest to Mariners 
  Featured Link of the Week 
- Please participate in the 2011 NWS Customer Satisfaction Survey. 
  
- National Safe Boating Week: May 21-27, 2011
 
    YouTube Videos - Thunderstorm Safety, Marine Forecasts 
- Hurricane Preparedness Week: May 22-28, 2011
 
- Rip Currents Awareness Week: June 5-11, 2011 
  
- Lightning Safety Awareness Week: June 19-25,2011
  
- Got a text-ready cellphone or PDA?....use cell.weather.gov (requires WAP/WML browser)
 
- Got a smarter cellphone or PDA?....use mobile.weather.gov
 
- NIST is conducting a survey of their time services including WWV/WWVH 
  
- Would you know how to save yourself from a rip current? Break the grip of the rip!
 
- Recent and Upcoming Changes to Marine Forecasts and Services
 
- Marine Weather in the News, More,  More,  More ,   More ,   More ,   More
 
- Have you registered your 406 MHz EPIRB?
 
- For copies of old forecasts, please see our FAQ
 
- We appreciate feedback
 
 Marine Text Forecasts and Products 
Graphic Marine Forecasts and Products 
ObservationsMarine Weather Portals  
Dissemination Information 
-  INTERNET Read me!
 
Marine weather products via the Internet  
-  NOAA WEATHER RADIO 
 
Voice broadcasts of coastal marine forecasts on a continuous cycle 
-  USCG HF RADIOFAX
 
Broadcast of high seas weather maps  
-  WWV, WWVH HF VOICE (TIME TICK)Voice broadcast of high seas warnings 
 
-  USCG HF SITOR (NBDP)
 
Broadcast of high seas and offshore forecasts in text form.  
-  USCG HF VOICE: 
 
Broadcast of high seas forecasts and storm warnings via single sideband (SSB) radio 
-  USCG MF VOICE: 
 
Broadcast of offshore forecasts and storm warnings via single sideband (SSB) radio 
-  USCG VHF VOICE:  
 
Broadcast of coastal forecasts and storm warnings  
-  USCG AIS BROADCAST: 
 
Broadcast of Observations via the Automatic Identification System (AIS)  
-  COMMERCIAL MARITIME COAST STATIONS and WEATHER NETS 
 
Weather broadcasts from commercial coast stations and weather nets 
-  COMMERCIAL SERVICES PROVIDING MARINE FORECASTS VIA SATELLITE
 
Weather broadcasts from commercial satellite services 
-  AMATEUR "HAM" RADIO  
 
Marine forecasts made available by radio amateurs for the small boat and yachting communities.  
-  ALASKA MARINE VHF VOICE 
 
NOAA broadcast of offshore forecasts, coastal forecasts, and storm warnings for the state of Alaska 
-  ALASKA MARINE HF VOICE - 4125 kHz 
 
NOAA broadcast of offshore forecasts, coastal forecasts, and storm warnings for the state of Alaska  
-  COASTAL WARNING DISPLAY PROGRAM 
 
Visual signals to alert mariners of storms at sea 
-  GMDSS 
 
Provides emergency and safety communications and disseminates Maritime Safety Information  
-  NAVTEX 
 
USCG broadcast of offshore forecasts and storm warnings in text form  
-  INMARSAT-C SafetyNET 
 
Broadcast of high seas forecasts and warnings via satellite 
-  SPACE WEATHER 
 
Sunspots and other phenomena affecting radio and satellite reception  
-  PORTS 
 
Real-time information that supports safe and cost-efficient navigation 
-  EMWIN 
 
Suite of methods of making available a live data stream of basic weather data 
-  NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE  
 
Primary telecommunications network for NWS forecasts, warnings, and other products to the mass media, emergency management agencies, and private weather services  
-  FAMILY OF SERVICES 
 
Composed of multiple data streams of meteorological and hydrological messages, it serves mass media, emergency management agencies, and private weather services 
-  NOAAPORT 
 
Satellite broadcast of NWS forecasts, warnings, and other products to the mass media, emergency management agencies, and private weather services  
-  NEXRAD Radar Product Central Collection/Distribution Service (RPCCDS)  
 
Real-time weather radar images  
-  NOAA WEATHER SATELLITES  
 
NOAA geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites  
- MASS MEDIA 
 
Commercial radio, TV, and other media  
-  PRIVATE WEATHER SERVICES PROVIDERS  
 
Value-added and unique weather products from private weather services  
-  NOAA TELEPHONE RECORDINGS 
 
Recorded marine forecasts , Dial-A-Buoy and PORTS.  
-  PUBLICATIONS 
 
Marine Weather Services maps and other publications  
-  PHONE NUMBERS and ADDRESSES  
 
Contacts for questions or comments  
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