Atlantic Ocean RADIOFAX Schedule

Products listed on this page are provided by the Ocean Prediction Center and the National Hurricane Center (denotied with **). The forecast area includes the North Atlantic and some Tropcial offshore and high seas waters. The products are transmitted via high frequency (HF) through transmitters of the United States Coast Guard from Boston, Massachusetts. The HF shortwave signal is decoded by Weather FAX receivers onboard ships in the forecast area. The broadcast frequencies are listed below.

Time delay of analysis products: Graphic analysis/forecast charts broadcast by radiofacsimile are available by broadcast time and are usually available 15 minutes prior to broadcast.

Information on key terms & symbols used on charts.

NOAA National Weather Service Washington, D.C.
Radiofacsimile Schedule transmitted via U.S.C.G. Boston, Massachusetts (NMF)
19 September 2018

Assigned Frequencies (KHZ):
Day = 6340.5,9110,12750
Night= 4235, 6340.5, 9110, 12750

The current GMT/UTC/Zulu time is:

Additional Schedule Formats: Print — Product Links

Additional Broadcasts: New Orleans, LA — Worldwide (pdf)

*Tropical Cyclone Danger Area chart replaced by High Wind&Wave Warning chart from December 1 - May 15th.

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.

Abbreviations: VT=VALID TIME, Hr=Hour

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