List of Worldwide Marine Weatherfax Stations (PDF)

To retrieve Wave Watch III (http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/main_table.html)
and other forecasts via e-mail, use one of the www-to-email systems
such as SAILDOCS or OTHERS described below. Be aware computer generated
products from forecast models are not reviewed by forecasters and are
therefore subject to error. E.G. per the Wave Watch III webpage:
URLs = http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/latest_run/xxxx.yyyyzzzz
e.g.
http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/latest_run/nww3_na.f024h.3.gif
where xxxx =
"nww3_at" Atlantic
"nww3_na" North Atlantic
"wna" Western North Atlantic
"wna_ecg" WNA US coastal zoom
"nah" North Atlantic Hurricane
"nah_ecg" NAH US coastal zoom
"nww3_in" Indian Ocean
"nww3_pa" Pacific
"nww3_np" North Pacific
"enp" Eastern North Pacific
"enp_haw" ENP Hawaii zoom
"enp_wc" ENP west coast zoom
"nph" North Pacific Hurricane
"nph_haw" NPH Hawaii zoom
"nph_wc" NPH west coast zoom
"akw" Alaskan Waters
where "yyyy" = "h006" or "h000" for -6 or zero hour hindcasts
where "yyyy" = "f006" to "f180" (multiples of 6 hours) for forecasts
where "zzzz" =
"h.gif" Wave Height Forecast
"h.2.gif" Wave Period and Direction Forecast
"h.3.gif" Wind Speed and Direction Forecast
e.g. 24hr Wind Speed and Direction Forecast for North Atlantic =
http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/latest_run/nww3_na.f024h.3.gif
(See SAILDOCS or OTHERS described below to retrieve via e-mail,
file size ~ = 30k Bytes )
And similarly, to retrive sea surface temperature and surface
current forecasts from NOAA's for Real-Time Ocean Forecast System (Atlantic):
URLs = http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/ofs/aofs_images/large/aofs_zzz_yyyy_xxxx.png
e.g.
http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/ofs/aofs_images/large/aofs_cur_f120_wnatlzoom.png
where xxxx =
"natl" North Atlantic
"wnatl" Western North Atlantic
"wnatlzoom" Western North Atlantic zoom
"hurr" Gulf of Mexico
where yyyy =
"nowcast", "f024", "f048", "f072", "f096" or "f120"
where "zzz" =
"sst" Sea Surface Temperature (°C)
"cur" Surface Current (magnitude m/sec)