Links to Alaska Weather and Ice Informations - BE YOUR OWN WEATHERMAN

Links to Alaska Marine Weather and Ice informations:

Arctic Alaska Ice Map url:
http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/ice.php?img=fullice

Alaska Weather Map with Clickable Zones url:
http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/marfcst.php

Alaska Surface Analysis Map url:

http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/home_sfcmap.php

Sea State Analysis Map url:
http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/data/graphics/seastate.gif

Significant Wave and Wind Analysis Map url:
http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/data/graphics/waves.gif

500mb Analysis Map url:
http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/data/graphics/anl500mb.gif

Alaska Weather Office printer content for low bandwidth access urls:
http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/pf.php?dir=marine

Synopsis for Alaska Weather Areas: (text) 

• Arctic Coast: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/pf.php?dir=marine&file=FZAK51PAFG
• NW Coast: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/pf.php?dir=marine&file=FZAK52PAFG 
• Centeral Bering Sea: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/pf.php?dir=marine&file=FZAK62PAFC
• SW Coast, Bristoal Bay & Aleutian Islands: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/pf.php?dir=marine&file=FZAK52PAFC
• Western Gulf of Alaska: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/pf.php?dir=marine&file=FZAK61PAFC
• Central Gulf Coast: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/pf.php?dir=marine&file=FZAK51PAFC
• East Gulf of Alaska: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/pf.php?dir=marine&file=FZAK67PAJK
• SE Inside Waters: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/pf.php?dir=marine&file=FZAK51PAJK
• SE Outside Waters: http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/pf.php?dir=marine&file=FZAK52PAJK

Alaska Weather Office Public Weather Forecast by areas url:

http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/pf.php?dir=public

All of these maps/charts and more are available via Internet or ftpmail from National Weather Service.

The best way to receive up-to-date informations is via e-mail autoresponder as follows: (send a specific request and that content is returned via e-mail)

Send an e-mail to: ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.noaa.gov
Subject line: Put anything you like
Body: help
The Reply email will contain full details on how to access selected files.

(Pay attention to CAPITALS and small letters syntax)

Questions?

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DOWNLOAD REFERENCES:

http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/ftpmail.txt
http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/rfaxpac.txt
http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/marine9.txt
http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/robots.txt

http://www.arh.noaa.gov/brochures/docs/MarinersWxGuideAkPeninsulaBro.pdf

http://pajk.arh.noaa.gov/Brochures/pdfs//mariners.pdf

http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/resources/observers-guide-sea-ice.html