About Ocean Prediction Center
Vision & Mission Statement
Strategic Plan
Accomplishments
Staff
Contact us
Ocean Application Branch
Technical papers, Presentations and Publications
Use Of QUIKSCAT By OPC
Problems with our products
If you are having a problem with our products not being current please verify that your "cache"
is not causing the problem (further
information).
Another potential problem is with printing our products our products. The B/W gif charts are too large for
printing. If you need to print a chart the TIFF format may be used (TIFF Viewer).
A common problem with the loops available on our web site it that you must ensure Java is enabled in your browser.
If you are seeing a big 'X' or an error message such as'Applet AniS...' instead of a loop then it is
likely that Java has not been enabled or installed (test whether Java is enabled).
Receiving Our Products through E-mail
Instructions On Receiving Marine Products by E-mail
Radiofacsimile Broadcast Schedules For Our Products
Ships at sea receive analysis and forecast graphical products issued by our office. The products are transmitted by the U.S.C.G. through High Frequency (HF) single side band (SSB) shortwave
signals which are decoded by Weather FAX receivers aboard vessels at sea.
HF-SSB Radiofacsimile Schedules
Atlantic
Pacific
World Radiofacsimile Broadcast Schedules
Worldwide HF FAX (PDF)
Broadcast Schedules Of Coastal/Offshore/High Seas Voice Products
U.S.C.G. Text Forecasts
Guides To Using Our Products
Graphical Products Legend
Key Terms & Symbols Used On Products
Radiofacsimile Charts User's Guide
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Outline of Ocean Prediction Center Products
Marine Weather
The analysis and forecast of marine weather are created for several areas. The offshore products
includes the coastal and offshore waters close to the mainland of the U.S.A. and
the High Seas for areas well offshore and the offshore areas north of roughly 30N in the North
Atlantic and North Pacific.
Ocean Products
In addition ocean analysis and forecast products cover a larger areal
extent than the marine weather. The products available include Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) and currents over much of the
the Atlantic and Pacific basins.
Other National Weather Service Offices that provide similar
"marine weather" products as the Ocean Prediction Center include:
National Hurricane Center
National Weather Service Honolulu Forecast Office
Marine Weather
Atlantic
Offshore
High Seas
Pacific
Offshore
High Seas
Atlantic & Pacific
Briefing list of latest products (text & graphics)
NWS text forecasts with coastal, offshore, and high
seas areas. Also includes International text forecasts
Use the link below to get text messages, maps of forecast
areas, and the issuing forecast office which includes international offices.
text forecasts
Loops
Atlantic & Pacific
Unified Surface Analysis
The Unified Surface Analysis sphere includes the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans, and includes North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia
continents by combining weather analyses from the National Weather Service Offices of
the Ocean Prediction Center (OPC), Hydrometeorlogical Prediction Center (HPC),
National Hurricane Center (NHC), and the Honolulu Forecast Office (HFO).
Unified Analyses
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Coastal Guidance
Extratropical Storm Surge model produces numerical storm surge guidance for
extratropical weather systems out to day 4 along the United States coastline. The model uses
real time output of wind and pressure from the NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS).
Extratropical Storm Surge guidance areas
Ocean Products
Composite analysis images of satellite-derived sea surface
temperatures (SST) and forecast SST & currents which includes the Atlantic
and Pacific.
Analysis (Satellite
derived SST)
Forecasts(Global Ocean SST & Currents Forecast)
Model evaluation
Mid Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico products
Archived Versions Of Products
Graphics
Marine weather loops are available for the past 14 days.
Archived marine weather charts are available online from
NCDC for the past year.
NCDC for official certified copies of the latest and
past marine weather products more than 1 year ago.
Text
Archived OPC text products
(Link to archived graphics & text)
Experimental Products
The experimental products are not yet operational, but are planned to be
operational in the future.
Mobile OPC Products
(Products for displaying on a mobile device such as a cellphone/PDA)
Satellite Data
Satellite imagery for oceanic areas that encompass the Ocean
Prediction Center areas of responsibility and include outside regions.
Satellite imagery
Quality Control Of Marine Observations
Real-time interactive quality control of worldwide surface
marine meteorological data is performed by meteorologist at our office
prior to being assimilated into numerical model guidance.
Detailed
information on data
Surface
Marine Monthly Statistics.
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