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Our marine webpages will be redesigned over the coming year. If there's something you like, dislike, or would like to see, please send your comments to marine.weather@noaa.gov

Items of Interest to Mariners

• A new name. We're now the "National Weather Service Marine Forecasts" page.
• NWS Marine Events Calendar
• Read about the dangers of Rip Currents......2nd largest U.S. weather killer!
• Read about NWS involvement in "The Perfect Storm". 
• Changes to AK NAVTEX Communication Identifiers effective Oct 15
• Change to segmented format effective Nov 03
• Changes to NWS Communication Identifiers effective Nov 09
• Changes to two AK marine zone boundaries effective Nov 30
• VTEC coding to become effective Feb 08
• Marine Weather in the News,  More,  More ,   More ,   More ,   More
• For copies of old forecasts, please see our FAQ
• We appreciate feedback

Marine Text Forecasts and Products

• Marine Text Forecasts and Products Listing
• Most Popular Marine Text Forecasts (low speed connection friendly)
• Marine Text Forecasts by Zone - Text Interface (now with NWR SAME codes )
• Coastal Marine Text Forecasts by Zone - Graphic Interface
• Offshore Marine Text Forecasts by Zone - Graphic Interface
• High Seas Marine Text Forecasts by Area - Graphic Interface
• 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook
• 2004 Experimental East Pacific Hurricane Outlook
• Forecasts for NOAA Marine Sanctuaries
• More...

Graphic Marine Forecasts and Products

• Radiofax Charts
• Weather Charts
• U.S. Weather Maps
• Model Guidance from the Ocean Modeling Branch
• NDFD Graphical Forecasts (Experimental)
• News - Gridded and Vector Data
• More...

• Moored Buoy, C-MAN Stations, 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
• National Ocean Service's nowCOAST Web Portal (BETA)
• Voluntary Marine Observation Programs
• More...

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  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  DMAWDS  Graphical display of NWS model data for the Great Lakes GREAT LAKES FAX-BACK SERVICE   Great Lakes forecasts and analyses in graphic and text form 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