Marine Service Charts (MSC) list frequencies, schedules and locations of stations disseminating NWS products. They also contain additional weather information of interest to the mariner. Charts are also available via the Internet as listed below.
Both sides of the charts are available, both in JPG and PDF formats. The front side of the charts shows the map and the back side shows the text that accompanies the chart. PDF format is helpful if you need to zoom in on a specific area of the chart.
Note - The only Marine Service Chart routinely updated is MSC-15, Alaskan Waters. Updated information formerly included in other MSCs can most often be found on the Marine Forecasts or NOAA Weather Radio webpages or from your Local Weather Forecast Office.
Location | Number | JPG Format | PDF Format | ||
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Alaskan Waters | MSC-15 | Front | Back | Front | Back |
6. (Some publications available only to ships participating in U.S. VOS program)
NOAA Voluntary Observing Ship Program
National Weather Service Headquarters
1325 East West Hwy Room 4162
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-427-9644
myvos@noaa.gov
https://www.vos.noaa.gov
8. UK Hydrographic Office
Admiralty Way, Tauton, Somerset
TA1 2DNm United Kingdom
+44(0) 1823 337900 x3333
+44(0) 1823 323753 FAX
info@hydro.gov.uk
http://www.ukho.gov.uk
http://www.admiralty.co.uk/SitePages/Distributors.aspx (Distributors)
10. National Weather Service
Industrial Meteorology Staff
1325 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301)-713-0258
(301)-713-0610
nws.im@noaa.gov
https://www.weather.gov/im/
11.International Tsunami Information Center
1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176
Honolulu, HI 96818
808-725-6050
808-725-6055 (FAX)
itic.tsunami@noaa.gov
https://www.tsunamiwave.org
12. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
4 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7SR UK
+44 207 7357611
+44 207 5873210 FAX (general enquiries)
+44 207 5873241 FAX (publication sales)
Telex: 23588
info@imo.org
http://www.imo.org
13. Available on-line and no longer printed by U.S. Government. Many NGA publications available
from commercial vendors, see NGA webpage for references.
15. American Meteorological Society
Attn: WMO Publications Center
45 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108 USA
1-617-227-2425 Fax: 1-617-742-8718
wmopubs@ametsoc.org
http://www.wmo.int/e-catalog/index_en.php?SORT=N&q=