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Weather Facsimile Charts

AkFax - Charts centrally produced for the NWS Alaskan Region.

MarFax - Charts either produced or processed by the Anchorage Forecast Office, for use on RadioFax.

Note: The latest version of each weather chart is available here. This list is not in the order of transmission.


Alaska Fax Images

Standard 34,000 feet Winds/Temps
File Description Size Updated
qwng28.png 18 Hr. Fcst 90W - 60E Northern Hemisphere Polar Stereographic 104.75KB Sep 24 14:55
qwng27.png 18 Hr. Fcst 30W - 110E Northern Hemisphere Polar Stereographic 93.68KB Sep 24 14:55
qwni26.png 24 Hr. Fcst 100W - 60E Northern Hemisphere Polar Stereographic 93.69KB May 14 13:30
qwni27.png 24 Hr. Fcst 100W - 110E Northern Hemisphere Polar Stereographic 105.11KB May 14 14:10
Surface Analysis, including Ice
File Description Size Updated
pypa00.png Plot Chart Analysis Northern Hemisphere Pacific 100W-80E Prelim 4 times daily at 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z 131.69KB Oct 14 09:20
qyba88.png Alaskan Analysis Model output + Analysis: 00Z, 03Z, 06Z, 09Z, 12Z, 15Z, 18Z, & 21Z file over-written with latest only 5.53KB May 14 13:30
qyaa00.png Plot No. 1 Latest (either 00Z, 03Z, 06Z, 09Z, 12Z, 15Z, 18Z, or 21Z) U. S. 7.82KB May 14 13:30
pyaa00.png Plot Chart Analysis Northern Hemisphere Atlantic 20E-90W Prelim 4 times daily at 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z 133.62KB Oct 14 13:05
qtta00.png Maximum Temperatures Analysis 00Z - MAX, 65W-130W Northern Hemisphere 75KB May 13 16:50
qiba88.png Ice Accretion at 00Z, 12Z 13.38KB Oct 14 09:05
Surface Forecasts, including Ice
File Description Size Updated
qibi88.png Ice Accretion 24 Hr. Fcst. 13.38KB Oct 14 09:05
qibm88.png Ice Accretion 36 Hr. Fcst. 13.39KB Oct 14 09:05
qibq88.png Ice Accretion 48 Hr. Fcst. 13.39KB Oct 14 09:05
pwbi98.png Wind 48 Hr. Fcst., Northern Hemisphere VT00 115W-135E 53.82KB Oct 13 23:05
pwbi99.png Wind 48 Hr. Fcst., Northern Hemisphere VT12 115W-135E 54.22KB Oct 14 11:25
Significant Weather, Polar Stereographic
File Description Size Updated
pgae07.png Northern Hemisphere FL250-600 24HR FCST 135E-140W [0000UTC run] 73.29KB Oct 14 14:20
pgbe07.png Northern Pacific FL250-600 [1200UTC run] 120W-140E 77.96KB Oct 14 14:20
Significant Weather, Mercator
File Description Size Updated
pgge07.png Central Pacific FL250-600 FCST 160W-110E 72.73KB Oct 14 14:21
pgee07.png U. S. and Central America Jet Stream also, FL250-600 FCST (40-160W & 10S-50N) 72.33KB Oct 14 14:20
pgie07.png Eastern Atlantic FL250-600 FCST 20E-40W 76.45KB Oct 14 14:21
Multi-Panel - Surface / Significant Weather
File Description Size Updated
qhuq00.png Surface Prog 36/48 hour Continential U.S. 5.5KB May 14 13:30
pgbe99.png Significant Weather Continental U.S. Lo-Lvl FCST (SFC-400MB) 4-Panel 4 times daily 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z 70.94KB Oct 14 14:05
Multi-Panel - 3,4,5 Day Forecast
File Description Size Updated
qpuo00.png [MIN Temp Anomaly] [MAX Temp Anomaly] [Total Precip] 5-day FCST (3 panel) Continential U.S. 7.95KB May 14 13:30
qytm00.png SFC Prog [3 Day] [4 Day] [5 Day] - North America & Adjacent Waters [4 Panel] Polar 7.95KB May 14 13:30
Multi-Panel - Volcanic Ash
File Description Size Updated
phbe10.png Volcanic Ash Northern Hemisphere 18, 30 hour FCST [part 1] when available 37.26KB Sep 24 14:55
Multi-Panel - Volcanic Ash
File Description Size Updated
phbi10.png Volcanic Ash Northern Hemisphere 42 hour FCST [part 2] when available 37.35KB Sep 24 14:55

Marine Fax Images

Ice Charts
File Description Size Updated
cookice.gif Cook Inlet Sea Ice Analysis 20.96KB Apr 26 15:14
ice.gif Sea Ice Analysis 29.42KB Oct 13 17:13
icef.gif 5 Day Sea Ice Forecast 26.05KB Oct 13 17:19
sst.gif Sea Surface Temperature Analysis 33.29KB Oct 12 17:41
Other Products
File Description Size Updated
anl500mb.gif 500MB Analysis 68.51KB Oct 14 05:20
fcst500mb48.gif 48hr 500mb Forecast 66.96KB Oct 14 09:20
fcst500mb96.gif 96hr 500mb Forecast 63.73KB Oct 14 05:51
Surface Charts
File Description Size Updated
mar24.gif 24hr Surface Forecast 68.97KB Oct 14 13:50
mar48.gif 48hr Surface Forecast 73.64KB Oct 14 11:20
mar96.gif 96hr Surface Forecast 67.16KB Oct 14 10:50
Wind/Seas Charts
File Description Size Updated
seastate.gif Sea-State Analysis 64.31KB Oct 13 18:51
waves.gif Significant Wave Forecast 71.81KB Oct 14 11:50
wavfcst96.gif 96hr Wind/Wave Forecast 64.18KB Oct 14 11:50
wavper48.gif 48hr Wave Period Forecast 67.61KB Oct 14 12:20
wavper96.gif 96hr Wave Period Forecast 67.36KB Oct 14 06:22

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