The latest version of marine weather charts for broadcast by the U.S. Coast Guard are available from the National Weather Service Telecommunication Gateway on this server. The listed charts are in the G4 (T4) format and enveloped in TIFF for viewing, also available in GIF format. Satellite images are in JPEG format.

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• WIND/WAVE CHARTS
• TROPICAL WIND/WAVE CHARTS
• SURFACE CHARTS
• TROPICAL SURFACE CHARTS
• UPPER AIR CHARTS
• TROPICAL CYCLONE/HIGH WIND WAVE CHARTS
• SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES
• SATELLITE IMAGERY
• SCHEDULE and MISCELLANEOUS

WIND/WAVE CHARTS
 

00Z Sea State Analysis 20N-70N 115W-135E     Size: 20.8K - Updated: Tue May 5 01:15:59 2009 UTC
00*/06/12/18Z Wind/Wave Analysis 18N-62N E of 157W     Size: 20.5K - Updated: Tue May 5 22:10:01 2009 UTC
24HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00/12Z 18N-62N E of 157W     Size: 19.8K - Updated: Tue May 5 19:25:02 2009 UTC
48HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00/12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E     Size: 22.8K - Updated: Tue May 5 18:30:01 2009 UTC
48HR Wave Period/Swell Dir VT00/12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E     Size: 30.6K - Updated: Tue May 5 17:00:03 2009 UTC
96HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00/12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E     Size: 22.9K - Updated: Tue May 5 20:40:32 2009 UTC
96HR Wave Period/Swell Dir VT12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E     Size: 30.2K - Updated: Tue May 5 17:06:01 2009 UTC

TROPICAL WIND/WAVE CHARTS
 

00/12Z Sea State Analysis 20S-30N E of 145W     Size: 26.0K - Updated: Tue May 5 23:45:01 2009 UTC
24HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W     Size: 23.2K - Updated: Tue May 5 17:45:03 2009 UTC
48HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W     Size: 23.8K - Updated: Tue May 5 18:10:01 2009 UTC
48HR Wave Period/Swell Dir Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W     Size: 22.0K - Updated: Tue May 5 18:55:02 2009 UTC
72HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W     Size: 23.0K - Updated: Tue May 5 18:35:02 2009 UTC
72HR Wave Period/Swell Dir Forecast VT00Z 20S-30N E of 145W     Size: 20.0K - Updated: Tue May 5 05:43:51 2009 UTC

SURFACE CHARTS
 

00/06/12/18Z Sfc Analysis NE Pacific (Part 1) 20N-70N 115W-175W     Size: 28.0K - Updated: Tue May 5 21:10:02 2009 UTC
00/06/12/18Z Sfc Analysis NW Pacific (Part 2) 20N-70N 175W-135E     Size: 25.8K - Updated: Tue May 5 21:10:02 2009 UTC
24HR Sfc Forecast VT00/12Z 18N-62N E of 157W     Size: 20.5K - Updated: Tue May 5 19:10:00 2009 UTC
48HR Sfc Forecast VT00/12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E     Size: 25.6K - Updated: Tue May 5 18:00:03 2009 UTC
96HR Sfc Forecast VT12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E     Size: 24.2K - Updated: Tue May 5 20:17:38 2009 UTC

TROPICAL SURFACE CHARTS
 

East Pacific Sfc Analysis VT00/06/12/18Z 20S-30N E of 145W     Size: 30.5K - Updated: Tue May 5 20:55:03 2009 UTC
U.S./Tropical Sfc Analysis VT00/06/12/18Z 5S-50N 55W-125W*     Size: 40.3K - Updated: Tue May 5 20:55:03 2009 UTC
24HR Tropical Sfc Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W*     Size: 19.3K - Updated: Tue May 5 18:10:01 2009 UTC
48HR Tropical Sfc Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W     Size: 18.7K - Updated: Tue May 5 18:15:02 2009 UTC
72HR Tropical Sfc Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W*     Size: 19.5K - Updated: Tue May 5 18:20:01 2009 UTC

UPPER AIR CHARTS
 

00/12Z 500 MB Analysis 20N-70N 115W-135E     Size: 25.6K - Updated: Tue May 5 13:40:02 2009 UTC
24HR 500MB Forecast VT00/12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E     Size: 23.9K - Updated: Tue May 5 17:20:01 2009 UTC
48HR 500MB Forecast VT00/12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E     Size: 23.8K - Updated: Tue May 5 17:10:02 2009 UTC
96HR 500MB Forecast VT12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E     Size: 22.4K - Updated: Tue May 5 18:45:56 2009 UTC

TROPICAL CYCLONE DANGER AREA CHARTS
 

Tropical Cyclone Danger Area VT03/09/15/21Z 0N-40N 80W-180W     Size: 17.6K - Updated: Tue May 5 22:30:02 2009 UTC

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES

Pacific SST Chart 40N-53N, E of 136W     Size: 8.5K - Updated: Tue May 5 17:51:18 2009 UTC
Pacific SST Chart 23N-42N, E of 136W     Size: 385 bytes - Updated: Tue May 5 17:51:18 2009 UTC

SATELLITE IMAGERY

00/06/12/18Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Tropical East Pacific*     Size: 207.1K - Updated: Tue May 5 18:50:29 2009 UTC
06/12/18/21Z GOES IR** Satellite Image, East Pacific*     Size: 219.5K - Updated: Tue May 5 18:41:20 2009 UTC
00/06/12/18Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Pacific     Size: 241.4K - Updated: Tue May 5 18:23:08 2009 UTC

SCHEDULE and MISCELLANEOUS

Radiofax Schedule Part 1 (Pt. Reyes, CA)     Size: 48.2K - Updated: Wed Nov 12 15:10:36 2008 UTC
Radiofax Schedule Part 2 (Pt. Reyes, CA)     Size: 45.6K - Updated: Wed Nov 12 15:10:36 2008 UTC
Radiofax Schedule, Pt. Reyes, CA (DOS Text Version)     Size: 5.9K - Updated: Tue Apr 7 17:15:46 2009 UTC
Request for Comments     Size: 35.3K - Updated: Tue Oct 28 19:41:36 2008 UTC
Product Notice Bulletin     Size: 54.9K - Updated: Tue Oct 28 19:41:36 2008 UTC
Test Message     Size: 15.6K - Updated: Mon Feb 13 07:49:49 2006 UTC
Internet File Names     Size: 11.6K - Updated: Mon Apr 13 20:08:27 2009 UTC