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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Effective September 4, 2018, the radiofax broadcast schedule for Pt Reyes (NMC) was adjusted to include 72 hour forecast products for surface and wind/wave charts for the North Pacific (Pt Reyes).
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Many of these charts are also broadcast from Kodiak, Alaska and Honolulu, Hawaii
Expanded version of this page which includes a 24 hour archive.
Printer Friendly Weather Briefing for the North Pacific showing the latest charts
Printer Friendly Weather Briefing for the Tropical East Pacific showing the latest charts
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Key Terms and Symbols for these charts
Missed Charts for the Current Month(if any)
Historic Weather and Satellite Data
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| 00Z Sea State Analysis 20N-70N 115W-135E |  |
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| 00*/06/12/18Z Wind/Wave Analysis 18N-62N E of 157W | |
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| 24HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00/12Z 18N-62N E of 157W | |
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| 48HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00/12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E | |
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| 48HR Wave Period/Swell Dir VT00/12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E | |
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| 72HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E | |
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| 96HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00/12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E | |
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| 96HR Wave Period/Swell Dir VT12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E | |
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| *All times not transmitted via Pt. Reyes radiofax but listed here for convenience | |||
| Tropical Wind/Wave Charts | |||
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| 00/12Z Sea State Analysis 20S-30N E of 145W | |
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| 24HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W | |
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| 48HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W | |
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| 48HR Wave Period/Swell Dir Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W | |
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| 72HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W | |
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| 72HR Wave Period/Swell Dir Forecast VT00Z 20S-30N E of 145W | |
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| Surface Charts | |||
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| 00/06/12/18Z Sfc Analysis NE Pacific (Part 1) 20N-70N 115W-175W | |
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| 00/06/12/18Z Sfc Analysis NW Pacific (Part 2) 20N-70N 175W-135E | |
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| 24HR Sfc Forecast VT00/12Z 18N-62N E of 157W | |
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| 48HR Sfc Forecast VT00/12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E | |
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| 72HR Sfc Forecast VT12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E | |
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| 96HR Sfc Forecast VT12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E | |
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| East Pacific Sfc Analysis VT00/06/12/18Z 20S-30N E of 145W | |
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| U.S./Tropical Sfc Analysis VT00/06/12/18Z 5S-50N 55W-125W* | |
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| 24HR Tropical Sfc Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W* | |
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| 48HR Tropical Sfc Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W | |
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| 72HR Tropical Sfc Forecast VT00/12Z 20S-30N E of 145W* | |
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| 00/12Z 500 MB Analysis 20N-70N 115W-135E | |
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| 24HR 500MB Forecast VT00/12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E | |
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| 48HR 500MB Forecast VT00/12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E | |
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| 72HR 500MB Forecast VT12Z 20N-70N, 115W-135E | |
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| 96HR 500MB Forecast VT12Z 20N-70N 115W-135E | |
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| Tropical Cyclone Danger Area Charts | ||
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| Tropical Cyclone Danger Area VT03/09/15/21Z 0N-40N 80W-180W | |
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| Note: Tropical Cyclone Danger Area chart replaced by 48HR High Wind/Wave Warning chart Dec 01 - May 14 Valid times 00z,06z,12z and 18z | ||
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| Pacific SST Chart 40N-53N, E of 136W | |
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| Pacific SST Chart 23N-42N, E of 136W | |
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| Satellite Imagery | |
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| 00/06/12/18Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Tropical East Pacific* |  |
| 06/12/18/21Z GOES IR** Satellite Image, East Pacific* |  |
| 00/06/12/18Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Pacific |  |
| *All times not transmitted via Pt. Reyes radiofax but listed here for convenience ** The 21z East Pacific Satellite Image is a VISIBLE vs. IR image |
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| Radiofax Schedule, Pt. Reyes, CA (DOS Text Version) |  |
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