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.
NOTE: If you are interested in printing the marine weather charts listed on this page a TIFF viewer is required to have a white background. Also, the black & white GIF images are available for printing, but they are not ideally sized for printing the complete chart. The GIF marine weather charts are colored and have a black background.
Time delay of analysis products: Graphic analysis/forecast charts broadcast by radiofacsimile are available by broadcast time and are usually available 30 minutes prior to broadcast.
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NOAA National Weather Service Washington, D.C.
Radiofacsimile Schedule Transmitted Via
U.S.C.G. Kodiak, Alaska (NOJ) 16 March 2011
The current GMT/UTC/Zulu time is:
The table below can be used to convert your local timezone to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Zulu (Z). They are all equivalent. See the page "What is UTC or GMT Time?" for more information.
| Z difference | Atlantic | Eastern | Central | Mountain | Pacific | Alaska | Hawaii |
| -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 |
| Z difference | Atlantic | Eastern | Central | Mountain | Pacific | Alaska | Hawaii |
| -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | NA |
Print Schedule valid as of March 16, 2011
Worldwide Radiofacsimile Broadcast Schedule PDF
Note: There is a program called FTPmail which can be used to retrieve text messages/charts from the Ocean Prediction Center. The ftp server is maintained by the National Weather service and will retrieve any marine products available from any office of the National Weather Service.
| Time | Chart | FTPMAIL ID | Graphic Format | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Rebroadcast 24Hr Surface VT 12Z (40N-70N, 115W-170E) | PYBE01 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 17:59Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 0437Z | Rebroadcast 48Hr Surface VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBI99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 17:15Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 0447Z | Rebroadcast 96Hr Surface VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBM99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 15:25Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 0456Z | 00Z Sea State Analysis (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBA99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 01:51Z Jul 23 2018 |
| 0506Z | Satellite Picture (05N-55N, East of 180) | EVPN01 | JPG | 00:20Z Jul 23 2018 |
| 0517Z | 00Z 500mb Analysis (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBA50 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 02:15Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 0527Z | Symbols and Contractions | 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 Jul 22 2018 |
| 0950Z | Test Pattern | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | ||
| 0953Z | 06Z Surface Analysis (40N-70N, 125W-150E) | PYCA01 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 1017Z | 24Hr Wind&Wave VT 00Z (40N-70N, 115W-170E) | PJBE88 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 05:45Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 1027Z | 24Hr Surface VT 00Z (40N-70N, 115W-170E) | PYBE00 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 05:32Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 1037Z | 48Hr Surface VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBI98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 05:07Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 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 | 06:23Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 1128Z | 48Hr Peak Wave Period&Direction/Ice Accretion VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBI88 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 04:16Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 1138Z | 48Hr 500mb VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBI50 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 05:29Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 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 | Rebroadcast 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 | Rebroadcast 24Hr Surface VT 00Z (40N-70N, 115W-170E) | PYBE00 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 05:32Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 1637Z | Rebroadcast 48Hr Surface VT 00Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBI98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 05:07Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 1647Z | 96Hr Surface Forecast VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBM99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 15:25Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 1656Z | Rebroadcast 00Z Sea State Analysis (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBA99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 01:51Z Jul 23 2018 |
| 1706Z | Satellite Picture (05N-55N, East of 180) | EVPN12 | JPG | 12:10Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 1717Z | 12Z 500mb Analysis (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PBBA51 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 14:15Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 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 | 17:28Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 2150Z | Test Pattern | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | ||
| 2153Z | 18Z Surface Analysis (40N-70N, 125W-150E) | PYCA03 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 2217Z | 24Hr Wind&Wave VT 12Z (40N-70N, 115W-170E) | PJBE89 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 18:32Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 2227Z | 24Hr Surface VT 12Z (40N-70N, 115W-170E) | PYBE01 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 17:59Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 2237Z | 48Hr Surface VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBI99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 17:15Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 2247Z | 48Hr Wind&Wave VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBI99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 17:51Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 2257Z | Rebroadcast Sea Ice Analysis | PTCA89 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | |
| 2317Z | Satellite Picture (05N-55N, East of 180) | EVPN18 | JPG | 18:10Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 2328Z | 48Hr Peak Wave Period&Direction/Ice Accretion VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBI89 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 16:16Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 2338Z | 48Hr 500mb VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBI51 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 17:29Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 2348Z | 96Hr Surface Forecast VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PWBM99 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 15:25Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 2358Z | 96Hr Wind&Wave VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBM98 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 16:32Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 0008Z | 96Hr Peak Wave Period&Direction/Ice Accretion VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PJBM88 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 16:18Z Jul 22 2018 |
| 0018Z | 96Hr 500mb Forecast VT 12Z (20N-70N, 115W-135E) | PPBM50 | TIF|GIF|B/W GIF | 17:30Z Jul 22 2018 |
Contractions: VT=VALID TIME, WV=Wave, Bul=Bulletin, Hr=Hour, Prelim=Preliminary
Assigned Frequencies(KHZ): Day = 2054, 4298, 8459, 12412.5 kHz
For Carrier Frequency Subtract 1.9 kHz
Many of these charts are also broadcast from Point Reyes, CA.
Comments on this schedule or quality of charts are invited.
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