Mariner's Guide to Marine Weather Services: Coastal, Offshore and High Seas

Few people are affected more by weather than the mariner. An unexpected change in winds, seas, or visibility can reduce the efficiency of marine operations and threaten the safety of a vessel and its crew. The National Weather Service (NWS), a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, provides marine weather warnings and forecasts to serve all mariners who use the waters for livelihood or recreation. This pamphlet describes marine weather services available from the NWS and other agencies.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Weather Service

  8060 13th Street
  Silver Spring, MD  United States  20910
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 12p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boating; Marine engineering; Marine safety; Recreation; Visibility; Weather conditions; Weather forecasting; Wind
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Marine meteorological services; Mariners; Wind speed
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01003569
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NOAA-PA-98054
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 17 2005 4:48PM