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 |
05 September 2018 | mz05se18.zip | 500 | 43977412BC0DA745AEA7EFC0972A29A5 | Change History | Metadata |
| Offshore Marine Zones | 1 April 2014 | oz01ap14.zip | 80 | 741F0832EB0F56065536E78986DAACD0 | 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] |
