NWS Marine Contacts

National Weather Service Marine Forecasts

CONTACTS

For questions or comments on the National Weather Service's marine weather program contact:
	National Weather Service Marine Program Leader W/OS21 1325 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910
Webpages, Dissemination, GMDSS, SafetyNet, NAVTEX, Radiofax, Tsunami	Tim Rulon 301-713-1677 x128 301-713-1520 FAX Timothy.Rulon@noaa.gov Marine Feedback http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm
General Inquiries	VACANT 301-713-1677 x103 301-713-1520 FAX VACANT
Coastal Weather, Great Lakes, Ice, New Product Development	Wayne Weeks 301-713-1677 x129 301-713-1520 FAX wayne.weeks@noaa.gov
Hurricanes, Tropical Storms	Scott Kiser 301-713-1677 x121 301-713-1520 FAX scott.kiser@noaa.gov
Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, Coastal Flooding, Rip Currents	Tim Schott 301-713-1677 x122 301-713-1520 FAX timothy.schott@noaa.gov
New Product Development	VACANT 301-713-1677 x111 301-713-1520 FAX
Observations, Tides, SST,Gulfstream, Forecaster Training	Richard May 301-713-1677 x127 301-713-1520 FAX richard.may@noaa.gov
Publications, Outreach	Deborah Jones 301-713-1677 x124 301-713-1520 FAX deborah.jones@noaa.gov
Tsunami	Jenifer Rhoades 301-713-1677 x102 301-713-1520 FAX Jenifer.Rhoades@noaa.gov
Tsunami	Chris Alex 301-713-1858 x171 301-713-1520 FAX Christine.Alex@noaa.gov
New Program Development	David Green 301-713-3557 x172 301-713-1520 FAX David.Green@noaa.gov
Volunteer Observing Ship Program	National Weather Service Voluntary Observing Ship Operations Manager John Wasserman NDBC Bldg #1100 Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 228-688-1818 228-688-3153 (FAX) john.wasserman@noaa.gov http://www.vos.noaa.gov
Volunteer Observing Ship Program	National Weather Service Voluntary Observing Ship Technical Lead Robert "Luke" Luke NDBC Bldg #1100 Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 228-688-1457 228-688-3153 (FAX) robert.luke@noaa.gov http://www.vos.noaa.gov
For questions of an operational nature relating to near shore and coastal forecasts, contact your local National Weather Service Forecast Office. Numbers for local forecast offices may be found in the telephone directory white/blue pages under "United States Government"; "Commerce Department"; "National Weather Service". Many offices offer numbers with recorded local and marine forecasts. Most coastal offices maintain a "marine desk" which can respond to specific inquires on marine related weather issues. For questions on the National Weather Service's highseas or offshore marine forecasts (except offshore forecasts in the Gulf of Mexico and Tropical Atlantic) of an operational nature contact:
	David Feit, W/NP41 National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center (formally the Marine Prediction Center) 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs, MD 20746 301-763-8441 301-763-8000 x7401 301-763-8592, 301-763-8085 (FAX) david.feit@noaa.gov http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/
For questions on the National Weather Service's tropical marine, hurricane and offshore forecasts in the Gulf of Mexico and Tropical Atlantic, of an operational nature contact, :
	Chief TAFB National Weather Service Tropical Prediction Center 11691 Southwest 17th St. Miami, FL 33165-2149 305-229-4430 305-229-4425 (24hr) 305-553-1264 (FAX) Christopher.A.Burr@noaa.gov http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
For questions on GMDSS licensing and equipment carriage requirements contact :
	Federal Communications Commission 202-418-0680 202-418-2643 (FAX) mayday@fcc.gov http://www.fcc.gov
For questions or comments on U.S. Coast Guard communications of a general nature contact:
	Commandant (G-SCT-2) U.S. Coast Guard Washington, D.C. 20593-0001 202-475-3555 202-475-3927 (FAX) CGComms@uscg.mil http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/
For questions relating to operational USCG broadcasts, contact the relevant USCG communications station:
	(Atlantic) U.S. Coast Guard Commander CAMSLANT 4720 Douglas A Munro Rd. Chesapeake, VA 23322 800-742-8519 (Toll Free) 757-421-6240 757-421-6268 (24 Hr) 757-421-6255 (FAX) Vern.A.Tuss@uscg.mil (Operational Specialist) http://www.uscg.mil/lantarea/camslant/
	(Pacific) U.S. Coast Guard Commander CAMSPAC 17000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. P.O. Box 560 Pt. Reyes Station, CA 94956-0560 877-662-4636 (Toll Free) 415-669-2047 415-669-2096 (FAX) Thomas.M.Miele@uscg.mil http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/camspac/
	(Alaska) U.S. Coast Guard Commander COMMSTA Kodiak P.O. Box 190017 Kodiak, AK 99619-0017 907-487-5426 907-487-5778 (24 Hr) 907-487-5517 (FAX)
For operational questions relating to the radiofax broadcast from Honolulu, HI contact:
	(Hawaii - radiofax only) Tim Rulon National Weather Service 301-713-1677 x 128 301-713-1520 (FAX) timothy.rulon@noaa.gov
For operational questions relating to major systems outages affecting multiple NWS products contact: Please be as specific with your question as possible and provide such information as system affected, product name, web address, etc.
	Systems Operations Center National Weather Service 1325 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-713-0902 301-587-1773 (FAX)
For Historic Weather and Satellite Data Contact:
	National Climatic Data Center 151 Patton Avenue, room 120 Asheville, NC 28801-5001 828-271-4800 828-271-4876 (FAX) weborder@ncdc.noaa.gov http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
For Historic Oceanographic Data Contact:
	National Oceanographic Data Center User Services NOAA/NESDIS E/OC1 SSMC3, 4th Floor 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 301-713-3277 301-713-3302 (FAX) services@nodc.noaa.gov http://www.nodc.noaa.gov
For questions on the NWS Tsunami Warning Program, contact the appropriate Tsunami Warning Center.
	Paul.Whitmore@noaa.gov West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center (WC/ATWC) 910 South Felton St. Palmer, AK 99645 907-745-4212 907-745-6071 (FAX) Paul.Whitmore@noaa.gov http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/
	Charles McCreery Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) 91-270 Fort Weaver Rd. Ewa Beach, HI 96706-2928 808-689-8207 x301 808-689-4543 (FAX) charles.mccreery@noaa.gov http://www.prh.noaa.gov/pr/ptwc/index.htm
For general questions or historical tsunami information contact:
	Dr. Laura S. L. Kong, Director International Tsunami Information Center 737 Bishop St. Suite 2200 Honolulu, HI 96813-3213 808-532-6422 808-532-5576 (FAX) itic@itic.noaa.gov http://ioc3.unesco.org/itic/
For tide and tidal current predictions, real time, and historic information contact:
	Tom Kendrick, Todd Ehret NOAA, National Ocean Service OPSD, User Services, N/OPS3 Attn: Tidal Predictions 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281 301-713-2815 301-713-4500 FAX tide.predictions@noaa.gov http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
For questions on International Ice Patrol Products and Services contact:
	Commander International Ice Patrol 1082 Shennecossett Rd. Groton, CT 06340 860-441-2631 860-441-2773 FAX iipcomms@rdc.uscg.mil http://www.uscg.mil/lantarea/iip/home.html

For questions on National Ice Center Products and Services contact:
	National Ice Center Federal Building #4 4251 Suitland Rd. Washington D.C. 20395 301-457-5303 x 236 http://www.natice.noaa.gov

For questions on Alaskan Ice and SST Products Contact:
	Kathleen Cole National Weather Service 6930 Sandlake Rd. Anchorage, AK 99502-1845 907-266-5138 907-266-5188 (FAX) nws.ar.ice@noaa.gov http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/ice.php
For questions on Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and Gulf Stream products available on the web, visit our Frequently Asked Questions webpage.
For questions on U.S. Navy maritime safety and readiness contact:
	Command Duty Officer NAVMARFCSTCEN 9141 3rd Ave. Norfolk, VA 23511 757-444-7583 maritime.cdo@navy.mil http://www.weather.navy.mil/

For questions or comments on the National Weather Service's marine weather program contact:

For questions on the National Weather Service's tropical marine, hurricane and offshore forecasts in the Gulf of Mexico and Tropical Atlantic, of an operational nature contact, :

For questions on GMDSS licensing and equipment carriage requirements contact :

For questions or comments on U.S. Coast Guard communications of a general nature contact:

For questions relating to operational USCG broadcasts, contact the relevant USCG communications station:

For operational questions relating to the radiofax broadcast from Honolulu, HI contact:

For operational questions relating to major systems outages affecting multiple NWS products contact:

For Historic Weather and Satellite Data Contact:

For Historic Oceanographic Data Contact:

For questions on the NWS Tsunami Warning Program, contact the appropriate Tsunami Warning Center.

For general questions or historical tsunami information contact:

For tide and tidal current predictions, real time, and historic information contact:

For questions on International Ice Patrol Products and Services contact:

For questions on National Ice Center Products and Services contact:

For questions on Alaskan Ice and SST Products Contact:

For questions on Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and Gulf Stream products available on the web, visit our Frequently Asked Questions webpage.

For questions on U.S. Navy maritime safety and readiness contact: