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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 26-61
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
230 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2026
TO: SUBSCRIBERS
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: A.J. REISS
DIRECTOR, OCEAN AND TSUNAMI CENTER
SUBJECT: RESUMPTION OF OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER'S 72- AND 96-HOUR
SURFACE GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
(NWS)’S OCEAN AND TSUNAMI CENTER (FORMERLY THE OCEAN PREDICTION
CENTER) WILL RESUME ISSUING ITS 72- AND 96-HOUR SURFACE FORECAST
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS.
THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION WAS ANNOUNCED IN PNS26-41: “TEMPORARY
SUSPENSION OF OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER'S 72- AND 96-HOUR SURFACE
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026"
TABLE 1: PRODUCTS BEING RESUMED EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
PRODUCT NAMEWMO HEADING
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72HR ATLANTIC SFC FORECAST VT12ZPPAK98 KWNM
72HR PACIFIC SFC FORECAST VT12Z PPBK98 KWNM
72HR AK SFC FORECAST VT12ZPPCK98 KWNM
96HR ATLANTIC SFC FORECAST VT12ZPWAM99 KWNM
96HR PACIFIC SFC FORECAST VT12Z PWBM99 KWNM
96HR AK SFC FORECAST VT12Z
THE NWS IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING TIMELY, ACCURATE, AND
IMPACTFUL WEATHER AND WATER SERVICES TO PROTECT LIVES AND
PROPERTY AND ENHANCE THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.
MARINERS CAN ALSO CONTINUE TO GET THE FORECASTS FROM THE NWS’S
NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD)
(HTTPS://DIGITAL.WEATHER.GOV) FOR DECISION SUPPORT AND HEAVY
WEATHER AVOIDANCE. IN ADDITION, THE NDFD CAN BE ACCESSED FOR
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WINDS, WIND GUSTS, WAVE HEIGHTS, AND
OTHER WEATHER-BASED HAZARDS OVER THE OCEANIC DOMAIN.
WE ALWAYS VALUE FEEDBACK ON OUR CRITICAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON NWS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, PLEASE
CONTACT:
NWS MARINE PROGRAM
MARINE, TROPICAL, AND TSUNAMI SERVICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE.WEATHER@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/
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