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Marine, Tropical and Tsunami Services Branch

National Program

# Marine Publications

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                -  Marine Text Forecasts  -   Coastal/Great Lakes Forecasts 
-   Offshore Forecasts 
-   High Seas Forecasts 
-   Mobile Friendly - Low Bandwidth Marine Text Forecasts 
-   Marine Text Forecast and Products - Complete Listing 
-   Point Forecasts 
-   Marine Text Forecasts by Zone - Text Interface 
-   Forecasts for NOAA Marine Sanctuaries 
-   Text Product File Server Data Files - File Structure Description for FTP 
 
                -  Radiofax Charts  -   Marine Radiofax Charts 
-   Weather Charts on the Internet 
-   Worldwide Marine Radiofax Schedules 
-   Radiofax Hardware 
-   WeatherFax - The Best Budget Weather Solution for Sailors 
-   Northwest Atlantic Weather Briefing Package 
-   Gulf and Tropical Atlantic Weather Briefing Package 
-   Northeast Pacific Weather Briefing Package 
-   Southeast Pacific Weather Briefing Package 
-   Alaska Weather Briefing Package 
-   Hawaii Weather Briefing Package 
 
                -  Observations  -   Buoy, C-MAN, Ship, Drifters, Gliders, HF Radar 
-   PORTS, Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System 
-   Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Regional Associations 
-   Coastal Water Temperature Guide 
-   Sea Surface Temperature 
-   NEXRAD Doppler RADAR 
-   GOES Satellite Imagery and Products 
-   Ocean Surface Winds and Satellite Data 
-   MADIS (Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System) 
-   Voluntary Marine Observations 
-   Marine Observations Using AIS 
-   Peak water level observations at NOS stations during past tropical cyclones 
 
                -  Dissemination  -   NWS Dissemination Methods 
-   USCG Broadcasts 
-   GMDSS 
-   Commercial Marine Services 
-   Radar Product Distribution 
-   NOAA Weather Satellites 
-   Marine Forecasts Via Telephone Recordings 
 
                -  Graphic Products  -   U.S. Weather Maps 
-   NDFD Graphical Forecasts 
-   Experimental Beach Forecast 
-   NOAA NowCoast 
-   Model Guidance 
-   Great Lakes Portal 
-   Experimental Marine Graphical Composite Forecast maps - Tropical North Atlantic 
-    Experimental Marine Graphical Composite Forecast maps - Eastern North Pacific 
-   Tampa Bay Marine Channel Forecast 
-   Mobile Bay Marine Channel Forecast 
 
                -  Get Products via Email  -   Get Marine Text and Graphic Products via Email 
 
                -  Important Information  -   News Headlines 
-   History of NWS Marine Program 
-   U.S. Coast Guard Mobile App 
-   Marine Communications - BoatU.S. Foundation 
-   Weather For Boaters - BoatU.S. Foundation 
-   How EPIRBS Work - BoatU.S. Foundation 
-   Registering your EPIRB 
-   Saved by the Beacon - Safe Boating Council 
-   Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking 
-   Amateur Radio 
-   Coastal Warning Display Program 
 
                -  FAQ 

## Marine Service Charts (MSC) - Free

The NWS no longer provides Marine Service Charts. Updated information formerly included in MSCs can most often be found on theMarine ForecastsorNOAA Weather Radiowebpages or from yourLocal Weather Forecast Office. 

## Other Publications of Value to the Mariner

##### NOAA Publications

                - NOAA/NWS Brochures
                - Sea State Photographs for Determining Wind Speed the Beaufort Wind Force Scale (small version) 
                - Sea State Photographs for Determining Wind Speed the Beaufort Wind Force Scale (large version) 
                - Guide to Sea State, Winds, and Clouds (pdf)
                - Sky Watcher Cloud Chart
                - Mariner's Weather Log Magazine  (Last issue published May 2019)
                - Voluntary Observing Ship Program Brochure (Page 1)  (Page 2)  
                - NWS Observing Handbook NO.1  (05/10) 
                - Marine Report User Guide
                - Worldwide Marine Radiofacsimile Broadcast Schedules
                - National Ocean Service United States Coast Pilot
                - Directory of Private Weather Services  - 
                - Hurricane brochures  
                - Tropical Cyclones - A Preparedness Guide
                - Mariners Guide for Hurricane Awareness in the North Atlantic Basin  (2.3 MB PDF)
                - Tsunami Safety Brochure
                - TSUNAMI The Great Waves  

##### NOAA Sea Grant Publications

                - NOAA Sea Grant Publications 

##### FCC Publications

                - Title 47 Part 80 - Code of Federal Regulations

##### NGA Publications

                - NGA Publications  

##### U.S. Coast Guard Publications

                - USCG Library

##### Navy Publications

                - U.S.NAVY Hurricane Havens/Heavy Weather Handbooks + more

##### International Publications

                - SafetyNet II (Inmarsat) Users Guide
                - Interim SafetyCast (Iridium) Service Manual
                - NAVTEX Manual 
                - GMDSS Handbook  (for purchase) 
                - SOLAS Consolidated Edition  
                - SOLAS CHAPTER V SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
                - WMO Publication 9 Volume D  
                - WMO Publication 49 Technical Regulations Basic Documents Volume I – General Meteorological Standards and Recommended Practices
                - WMO Publication 471 - Guide to Marine Meteorological Services, 2018 edition  
                - WMO Publication 558 Manual on Marine Meteorological Services: Volume I Global Aspects - Annex VI to the WMO Technical Regulations
                - WMO publications
                - IMO publications
                - IHO publications
                - Canadian Coast Guard Radio Aids to Marine Navigation (RAMN)  
                - The British Admiralty List of Radio Signals  (for purchase) 

 

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