The Marine Fact Sheets, a 66 page guide for mariners, is available for PDF download (approximately 1.5 mb). The table of contents is below for reference, in case a particular portion of the pdf is desired.
Marine Fact Sheet Table of Contents (Click on download link above and scroll to desired section in PDF)
Introduction and Explanation Page 1
Marine Observations and the Forecast Pages 1-5, 33
Interpreting the Marine Forecast Pages 6-8
Weather Radio Broadcasts Pages 9-12
Marine Facsimile Schedules Pages 13-18
Web Pages of Interest Page 19
Weather Nets Page 20
Internet, E-Mail and FTP Mail Page 21
Grib Files and Gridded Marine Forecasts Pages 23, 57-58
Tides Pages 24-25
Lightning Pages 26-28
Rip Currents Page 29
Diver’s Down Flag Page 30
Boating Safety Page 31
Standard Abbreviations Used in Text Forecasts Page 32
Samples of Text Forecasts Pages 34-51
Navtex Forecasts Pages 52-53
Marine Weather Discussion Page 54
Tropical Weather Discussion Page 55-56
TAFB Graphicast Page 57
TAFB Experimental Gridded Marine Forecasts Page 58
SAILDOCS and VIEWFAX Information Pages 59-60
OSCAR Data Page 61
RTOFS Data Page 62
Graphical Products Legend Page 63
Samples of Marine Graphics Pages 64-70