Overview of Coastal, Offshore and High Seas Marine Zones
Detailed view of the Marine Zones and access to forecasts.
Detailed view of the Offshore Zones and access to forecasts.
Shapefile Type: Polygon
Data source: Coastline derived from US Counties
Naming convention: mzddmmyy (coastal marine zones), ozddmmyy (offshore zones), hzddmmyy (high seas zones) where ddmmyy = day-month-year
NWS Specifications: NWSI 10-302
Description: The NWS issues marine forecasts, watches, warnings and advisories for a set of defined zone for offshore and coastal waters of the U.S.
| Description | Valid date | Data Download | # Records | MD5SUM | Documentation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Marine Zones Including the Great Lakes |
02 April 2019 | mz02ap19.zip | 502 | F75A4ED3A8B66460BB07755B05158264 Date last upload: 19-APR-19 |
Change History | Metadata |
| 30 March 2021 | mz30mr21.zip | 504 | BB0342291B2AD6CCF0531409625FA11B Date last upload: 03-MAR-21 |
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| Offshore Marine Zones | 16 April 2019 | oz16ap19.zip | 97 | 1DAB348E9E87A7CBB912CD9D2A604002 Date last upload: 19-APR-19 |
Change History | Metadata |
| High Seas Marine Zones | 30 June 2017 | hz30jn17.zip | 6 | BAB06AE4FDBB224F361AD78977E7637C | Change History | Metadata |
Shapefile Attributes:
| Field Name | Type | width,dec | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | character | 6 | Marine Zone Identifier |
| WFO | character | 3 | Assigned WFO (Office Identifier) |
| GL_WFO | character | 3 | Great lakes WFO responsible for Open Lake Forecastts |
| NAME | character | 250 | Name of Marine Zone |
| AJOIN0 | character | 5 | Not Used |
| AJOIN1 | character | 5 | Not Used |
| LON | numeric | 10,5 | Longitude of Centroid [decimal degrees] |
| LAT | numeric | 9,5 | Latitude of Centroid [decimal degrees] |
