U.S. Marine Forecasts

U.S. Marine Forecasts

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Marine Forecast Offices & Centers provide links to their products as well as additional regionally focused information. Click on map for links. Shortcut to the National Hurricane Center What is a "Marine Zone Forecast"? What is a "Marine Point Forecast"? How can I get a marine forecast via zip, city, or lat/lon?Did you know that the height of some individual waves may be twice the height of the forecast seas? And may present an even greater danger near shore?

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 Coastal/Great Lakes Marine Text Forecasts by Zone - Graphic Interface Try me first! Offshore Marine Text Forecasts by Zone - Graphic Interface High Seas Marine Text Forecasts by Area - Graphic Interface Point Forecasts - (Including lat/lon entry, forecast-at-a-glance & hourly wx graph) Most Popular Marine Text Forecasts (sorted by product type....low speed friendly) Marine Forecasts Mobile Pages (sorted geographically....low speed friendly) Marine Text Forecasts by Zone - Text Interface (now with NWR SAME codes) Marine Text Forecasts and Products (lengthy listing of most text products) Forecasts for NOAA Marine Sanctuaries Predicted Tides and Currents More... Graphic Marine Forecasts and Products Radiofax Charts Weather Charts U.S. Weather Maps NDFD Graphical Forecasts Try me! Model Guidance from the Ocean Modeling Branch "Operational Forecast System" Model Guidance from the National Ocean Service More... Observations Buoy, C-MAN, Ship, and Drifting Buoy Observations PORTS® Coastal Water Temperature Guide Gulf Stream and Sea Surface Temperatures NEXRAD Doppler RADAR GOES Satellite Imagery and Products Ocean Surface Winds and Other Data Derived from Satellites Tides and Water Levels (some stations also have meteorological sensors) NOAA's Forecast System Laboratory's Display of Surface Data Voluntary Marine Observation Programs More... Marine Weather Portals Southeastern U.S. Marine Weather Portal (experimental) Great Lakes Marine Weather Portal National Ocean Service's NowCOAST Web Portal 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