Marine Forecast Offices and Centers provide links to their products as well as additional regionally focused information. Click on map for links.

Items of Interest to Mariners

• Read about NWS involvement in "The Perfect Storm". 
• Recent and Upcoming Changes to Marine Forecasts and Services
• USCG seeks comments on proposed changes to NAVTEX broadcasts (pg 51)
• 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
• Forecasts for NOAA Marine Sanctuaries
• Predicted Tides and Currents
• More...

Graphic Marine Forecasts and Products

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

• 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
• 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