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    Text forecasts

    Map of TAFB text forecast areas

    For a quick reference to many of the products listed below, you may download our trifold brochure. (También está disponible en español.)

    Gridded Marine Products


    Atlantic Eastern Pacific
    Surface (10-m) Winds
    Surface (10-m) Wind Gusts
    Significant Wave Heights
    Marine Hazards
    description

    NHC Display (for low-bandwidth users)


    Access NDFD Grids
    Event-Driven
    Marine Spot Forecasts
    description
    NWS Spot Forecast Page

    Text Products (Archive)


    Atlantic Eastern Pacific
    Tropical Weather Discussion
    description | pdf
    Atlantic Eastern Pacific
    High Seas Forecast
    description | pdf

    Atlantic NE Pacific
    Offshore Waters Forecasts
    Atlantic: description | pdf
    Eastern Pacific: description (pdf)
    Interactive Zones Map

    Caribbean/SW North Atlantic
    Gulf of Mexico
    Interactive Zones Map

    Mexico
    Central America/Colombia/Ecuador
    NAVTEX Marine Forecasts
    description | pdf
    New Orleans, LA transmitter
    Miami, FL transmitter
    San Juan, PR transmitter
    High Frequency (HF) Voice Broadcasts - VOBRA
    description | pdf
    Caribbean/SW North Atlantic

    Gulf of Mexico
    Pan-American
    Temperature & Precipitation
    description | pdf
    Selected Pan American Locations

    Graphical Products*

    NOTICE - Unified Surface Analysis Changes:
    Monsoon Trough - Effective 1 June 2011
    Tropical Cyclone Boxes - Effective 15 July 2013


    Atlantic Eastern Pacific
    Tropical Surface Analysis &
    NWS Unified Surface Analysis
    description | pdf
    detailed manual (pdf)
    NOTICE 2011
    NOTICE 2013
    Tropical N. Atlantic | loop

    SW North Atlantic
    Caribbean Sea
    Gulf of Mexico
    Tropical N. Pacific | loop

    Eastern North Pacific

    Low Resolution Wide Area

    High Resolution Wide Area (~3 MB PDF)
    Glossary of Map Features (PDF)

    More Views from the Ocean Prediction Center
    Significant Wave Height Analysis
    description | pdf
    Atlantic | resized Eastern Pacific | resized
    Wind Speed Probabilities-Based Tropical Cyclone Danger Graphic
    description
    Issued May 15th - Nov 30th Issued May 15th - Nov 30th
    High Wind and Associated Seas
    description | pdf
    Issued Dec 1st - May 14th Issued Dec 1st - May 14th
    Wind/Wave Forecasts
    description | pdf
    24-hour | resized
    36-hour | resized
    48-hour | resized
    72-hour | resized
    24-hour | resized

    48-hour | resized
    72-hour | resized
    Surface Forecasts
    description | pdf
    24-hour | resized
    48-hour | resized
    72-hour | resized
    24-hour | resized
    48-hour | resized
    72-hour | resized
    Peak Wave Period /
    Primary Swell Direction
    description | pdf
    48-hour | resized
    48-hour color | resized

    72-hour | resized
    72-hour color | resized
    48-hour | resized
    48-hour color | resized

    72-hour | resized
    72-hour color | resized
    Significant Short Term Weather Graphic
    (Flooding Rain/Volcanic Ash Graphicast)
    description
    View Graphic View Graphic

    *View the Graphical Products Legend

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