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Alaska Pacific Ocean RADIOFAX Schedule
Products listed on this page are provided by the Ocean Prediction Center and the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Anchorage, Alaska. The forecast area includes the North Pacific Alaska offshore and high seas waters. The products listed on this page are transmitted via high frequency (HF) through transmitters of the United States Coast Guard from Kodiak, Alaska. The shortwave HF signal is decoded by Weather FAX receivers onboard ships in the forecast area. The broadcast frequencies are listed below.
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Information on key terms & symbols used on charts.
NOAA National Weather Service Washington, D.C.
Radiofacsimile Schedule Transmitted Via
U.S.C.G. Kodiak, Alaska (NOJ)
19 September 2018
Assigned Frequencies(KHZ): Day = 2054, 4298, 8459, 12412.5 kHz
For Carrier Frequency Subtract 1.9 kHz
The current GMT/UTC/Zulu time is:
Additional Schedule Formats: Print — Product Links
Additional Broadcasts: Point Reyes, CA — Honolulu, HI — Worldwide (pdf)
Note: The FTPmail program retrieves text messages and charts from an ftp server maintained by the National Weather Service. It will retrieve any marine products available from any National Weather Service office. IDs for the products in this radiofax broadcast are listed in the table below.
Time | Chart | FTPMAIL ID | Graphic Format | Last Update |
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0340Z | Test Pattern | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | ||
0343Z | Sea Ice Analysis | PTCA89 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
0403Z | 00Z Surface Analysis (40N-70N, 125W-150E) | PYCA00 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
0427Z | Retransmit 2203Z: 24Hr Surface/Ice Accretion VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBE01 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 18:50Z Dec 20 2024 |
0437Z | Retransmit 2227Z: 48Hr Surface/Ice Accretion VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBI99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 18:01Z Dec 20 2024 |
0447Z | Retransmit 2348Z: 96Hr Surface/Ice Accretion VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBM99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 14:15Z Dec 21 2024 |
0456Z | 00Z Sea State Analysis (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBA99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 03:14Z Dec 21 2024 |
0506Z | Satellite Picture (05N-55N, East of 180) | EVPN01 | JPG | 00:30Z Dec 21 2024 |
0517Z | 00Z 500mb Analysis (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBA50 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 02:16Z Dec 21 2024 |
0527Z | Symbols and Abbreviations | PLBZ06 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
0548Z | Request For Comments | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | ||
0558Z | 24Hr 500mb VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBE50 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 05:29Z Dec 21 2024 |
0950Z | Test Pattern | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | ||
0953Z | 06Z Surface Analysis (40N-70N, 125W-150E) | PYCA01 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
1017Z | 24Hr Surface/Ice Accretion VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBE00 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 08:27Z Dec 21 2024 |
1027Z | 24Hr Wind&Wave VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBE98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 08:11Z Dec 21 2024 |
1037Z | 48Hr Surface/Ice Accretion VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBI98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 05:17Z Dec 21 2024 |
1047Z | 48Hr Wind&Wave VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBI98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
1057Z | 5-Day Sea Ice Forecast | PTCO89 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
1117Z | Satellite Picture (05N-55N, East of 180) | EVPN06 | JPG | 06:30Z Dec 21 2024 |
1128Z | 48Hr Peak Wave Period&Direction VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBI88 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 04:16Z Dec 21 2024 |
1138Z | 48Hr 500mb VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBI50 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 05:30Z Dec 21 2024 |
1148Z | Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (40N-60N, 125W-160E) | PTCA88 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
1159Z | Cook Inlet Sea Ice Forecast | PTCA87 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
1540Z | Test Pattern | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | ||
1543Z | Retransmit 1057Z: 5-Day Sea Ice Forecast | PTCO89 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
1603Z | 12Z Surface Analysis (40N-70N, 125W-150E) | PYCA02 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
1627Z | Retransmit 1017Z: 24Hr Surface/Ice Accretion VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBE00 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 08:27Z Dec 21 2024 |
1637Z | Retransmit 1037Z: 48Hr Surface/Ice Accretion VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBI98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 05:17Z Dec 21 2024 |
1647Z | Retransmit 2348Z: 96Hr Surface/Ice Accretion VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBM99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 14:15Z Dec 21 2024 |
1656Z | Retransmit 0456: 00Z Sea State Analysis (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBA99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 03:14Z Dec 21 2024 |
1706Z | Satellite Picture (05N-55N, East of 180) | EVPN12 | JPG | 12:30Z Dec 21 2024 |
1717Z | 12Z 500mb Analysis (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PBBA51 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 14:16Z Dec 21 2024 |
1727Z | Schedule | PLBZ05 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
1748Z | Product Notice | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | ||
1758Z | 24Hr 500mb VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBE51 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 17:29Z Dec 20 2024 |
1808Z | 48Hr 500mb VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBI51 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 17:30Z Dec 20 2024 |
2150Z | Test Pattern | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | ||
2153Z | 18Z Surface Analysis (40N-70N, 125W-150E) | PYCA03 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
2203Z | 24Hr Surface/Ice Accretion VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBE01 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 18:50Z Dec 20 2024 |
2217Z | 24Hr Wind&Wave VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBE99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 18:43Z Dec 20 2024 |
2227Z | 48Hr Surface/Ice Accretion VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBI99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 18:01Z Dec 20 2024 |
2237Z | 48Hr Wind&Wave VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBI99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 17:48Z Dec 20 2024 |
2247Z | 48Hr Peak Wave Period&Direction VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBI89 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 16:16Z Dec 20 2024 |
2257Z | Retransmit 0343Z: Sea Ice Analysis | PTCA89 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
2307Z | Satellite Picture (05N-55N, East of 180) | EVPN18 | JPG | 18:30Z Dec 20 2024 |
2317Z | 72Hr Surface/Ice Accretion VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBK98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 20:43Z Dec 20 2024 |
2328Z | 72Hr Wind&Wave VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBK88 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 21:13Z Dec 20 2024 |
2338Z | 72Hr Peak Wave Period&Direction VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PKBK88 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 16:17Z Dec 20 2024 |
2348Z | 96Hr Surface/Ice Accretion VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBM99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 14:15Z Dec 21 2024 |
2358Z | 96Hr Wind&Wave VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBM98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 15:10Z Dec 21 2024 |
0008Z | 96Hr Peak Wave Period&Direction VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBM88 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 16:19Z Dec 20 2024 |
0018Z | 96Hr 500mb VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBM50 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 17:32Z Dec 20 2024 |
Abbreviations: VT=VALID TIME, Hr=Hour
Comments on this schedule or quality of charts are invited.