Products listed on this page are provided by the Ocean Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Maryland and the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Anchorage, Alaska. The forecast area includes the North Pacific Alaska offshore and high seas waters. The products listed on this page are transmitted via high frequency (HF) through transmitters of the United States Coast Guard from Kodiak, Alaska. The shortwave HF signal is decoded by Weather FAX receivers onboard ships in the forecast area. The broadcast frequencies are listed below.
NOTE: If you are interested in printing the marine weather charts listed on this page a TIFF viewer is required to have a white background. Also, the black & white GIF images are available for printing, but they are not ideally sized for printing the complete chart. The GIF marine weather charts are colored and have a black background.
Time delay of analysis products: Graphic analysis/forecast charts broadcast by radiofacsimile are available by broadcast time and are usually available 30 minutes prior to broadcast.
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| Atlantic Time | Eastern Time | Central Time | Mountain Time | Pacific Time | Alaska Time | Hawaii Time | Z difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 |
NOTE: The terms Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and Zulu (Z) are equivalent.
Print Latest Schedule valid as of June 15, 2005
Latest Radiofacsimile Schedule Change effective June
15, 2005.
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Note: The FTPmail or WMO ID can be used to send e-mail of text messages/charts created by the Ocean Prediction Center.
| Time | Chart | FTPMAIL ID | Graphic Format | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0400Z | Test Pattern | PZZZ93 | ||
| 0403Z | 00Z Surface Analysis (40N-70N, 125W-150E) | PYCA00 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 0427Z | Rebroadcast 24Hr Surface VT 12Z (40N-70N, 115W-170E) | PYBE01 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 0437Z | Rebroadcast 48Hr Surface VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBI99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 0447Z | Coastal Marine Forecast Tables (Alaska) | |||
| 0456Z | 00Z Sea State Analysis (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBA99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 0506Z | Satellite Picture (05N-60N, 110W-160W) | |||
| 0517Z | 00Z 500mb Analysis (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBA50 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 0527Z | Symbols and Contractions/Schedule | |||
| 0548Z | Request For Comments/Product Notice | |||
| 0558Z | 24Hr 500mb VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBE50 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 0950Z | Test Pattern | |||
| 0953Z | 06Z Surface Analysis (40N-70N, 125W-150E) | PYCA01 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1017Z | 24Hr Wind&Wave VT 00Z (40N-70N, 115W-170E) | PJBE88 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1027Z | 24Hr Surface VT 00Z (40N-70N, 115W-170E) | PPBE00 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1037Z | 48Hr Surface VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBI98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1047Z | 48Hr Wind&Wave VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBI98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1057Z | 5-Day Sea Ice Forecast/Sea Ice Analysis | |||
| 1117Z | Satellite Picture (05N-60N, 110W-160W) | |||
| 1128Z | 48Hr Peak Wave Period&Direction/Ice Accretion VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBI88 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1138Z | 48Hr 500mb VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBI50 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1148Z | Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (40N-60N, 125W-160E) | |||
| 1159Z | Cook Inlet Sea Ice Forecast (Cook Inlet) | |||
| 1600Z | Test Pattern | |||
| 1603Z | 12Z Surface Analysis (40N-70N, 125W-150E) | PYCA02 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1627Z | Rebroadcast 24Hr Surface VT 00Z (40N-70N, 115W-170E) | PYBE00 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1637Z | Rebroadcast 48Hr Surface VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBI98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1647Z | Coastal Marine Forecast Tables (Alaska) | |||
| 1656Z | Rebroadcast 00Z Sea State Analysis (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBA99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1706Z | Satellite Picture (05N-60N, 110W-160W) | |||
| 1717Z | 12Z 500mb Analysis (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PBBA51 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1727Z | Symbols and Contractions/Schedule | |||
| 1748Z | Request For Comments/Product Notice | |||
| 1758Z | 24Hr 500mb VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBE51 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 2150Z | Test Pattern | |||
| 2153Z | 18Z Surface Analysis (40N-70N, 125W-150E) | PYCA03 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 2217Z | 24Hr Wind&Wave VT 12Z (40N-70N, 115W-170E) | PWBE99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 2227Z | 24Hr Surface VT 12Z (40N-70N, 115W-170E) | PPBE01 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 2237Z | 48Hr Surface VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBI99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 2247Z | 48Hr Wind&Wave VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBI99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 2257Z | 5-Day Sea Ice Forecast/Sea Ice Analysis | |||
| 2317Z | Satellite Picture (05N-60N, 110W-160W) | |||
| 2328Z | 48Hr Peak Wave Period&Direction/Ice Accretion VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBI89 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 2338Z | 48Hr 500mb VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBI51 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 2348Z | 96Hr Surface Forecast VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBM99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 2358Z | 96Hr Wind&Wave VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBM98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 0008Z | 96Hr Peak Wave Period&Direction/Ice Accretion VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBM88 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 0018Z | 96Hr 500mb Forecast VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBM50 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF |
Contractions: VT=VALID TIME, WV=Wave, Bul=Bulletin, Hr=Hour, Prelim=Preliminary
Assigned Frequencies(KHZ): Day = 2054, 4298, 8459, 12412.5 kHz
For Carrier Frequency Subtract 1.9 kHz
Many of these charts are also broadcast from Point Reyes, CA.
Last modified on
Tuesday, May 09, 2006