This is NOT a complete listing of NWS marine forecast products for this area. See the NWS Marine Weather Serviceshomepage which contains information on the dissemination of NWS marine weather forecasts including frequency and broadcast schedule information as well as links to products and related information.
National Weather Service Coastal and Offshore forecast products listed on this webpage are subdivided by zone, each identified by a Universal Generic Code(UGC) e.g. ANZ050, and a Special Area Messaging Encoder (SAME) code, e.g. 073050. SAME codes are used to program SAME-capable NOAA Weather Radio receivers to receive alert messages for user-specified areas.
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High Seas Forecast (not subdivided by zone)
- Pacific(GMDSS METAREAXII)
Offshore Marine Zone Forecasts Around Alaska
Zone Number/Name/NWR Code | Zone Number/Name/NWR Code |
PKZ311: Gulf of Alaska North of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West(0583111) | PKZ413:Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and south of 56N(0584131) |
PKZ312: Gulf of Alaska South of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West(0583121) | PKZ414:Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W(0584141) |
PKZ351: Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and west of 144W(0583511) | PKZ500: Western US Arctic Offshore(0585001) |
PKZ352:Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N and west of 144W(/0583521) | PKZ505: Central US Arctic Offshore(0585051) |
PKZ411: Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Date Line(0584111) | PKZ510: Eastern US Arctic Offshore(0585101) |
PKZ412: Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and north of 56N(0584121) | Synopsis for the Eastern Gulf of Alaska (PKZ398/0583981) |
Synopsis for the Western Gulf of Alaska (PKZ399/0583991) | Synopsis for Bering Sea (PKZ499/0584991) |
Synopsis US ARCTIC (PKZ599/0585991) | Synopsis for the Eastern Gulf of Alaska (PKZ398/0583981) |
Coastal Marine Zone Forecasts Around Alaska
NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK
1 Although SAME codes exist for offshore forecast zones and forecast synopses, they are not used operationally.
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