World Meteorological Organization
WMO National Agency Directory
Global official agency index
Priority 1
Finding the responsible national meteorological authority when operating outside familiar coverage areas.
Products
Official agency linksMarine links by national agencyGlobal weather service references
NOAA / NWS OPC
NOAA Ocean Prediction Center
U.S. offshore and high seas Atlantic/Pacific products
Priority 2
Official high seas and offshore products when outside a local coastal forecast area.
Products
Pacific high seas/offshoreAtlantic high seas/offshoreSurface analysisOcean forecast charts
Japan Meteorological Agency
JMA Marine / RSMC Tokyo
Western North Pacific / Japan area / typhoon basin
Priority 3
Western North Pacific weather charts, marine warnings/forecasts, sea waves, and tropical cyclone information.
Products
Marine warnings and forecastsWeather analysis mapsSea wave productsRSMC Tokyo typhoon information
Hong Kong Observatory
HKO Marine Forecast
South China Sea / Western North Pacific
South China Sea and western North Pacific marine forecast areas and ship-focused weather pages.
Products
Marine forecastWeather and sea state for marine areasWarningsWeather charts for western North Pacific and South China Sea
NOAA / NHC
National Hurricane Center Marine
Tropical Atlantic / Caribbean / Gulf of Mexico / eastern Pacific
Tropical cyclone, Gulf, Caribbean, and eastern Pacific marine products.
Products
Tropical weather discussionOffshore waters forecastHigh seas forecastTropical cyclone advisories
U.S. National Weather Service
NWS Guam / Tiyan
Guam / CNMI / Mariana Islands / Micronesia
Guam, CNMI, and nearby Micronesia marine zones from the local Weather Forecast Office in Tiyan.
Products
Guam/CNMI coastal waters forecastMarine weather statementsSurf and small craft advisoriesArea forecast discussionTropical cyclone local statements
U.S. National Weather Service
NWS Honolulu / Central Pacific
Hawaii / Central North Pacific / high seas backup
Hawaii waters and North/Central Pacific high seas products. Use as backup for Guam/CNMI only when no local Guam product is available.
Products
Hawaii coastal waters forecastOffshore waters forecastNorth Pacific high seas forecastCentral Pacific hurricane products
DOST-PAGASA
PAGASA Marine
Philippine waters / Sulu Sea / Luzon / Visayas / Mindanao waters
Philippine high seas/offshore forecasts, gale warnings, and tropical cyclone warnings for shipping.
Products
High seas and offshore waters forecastGale warningTropical cyclone warning for shippingStorm surge products
Meteorological Service Singapore
Singapore MSS Marine
Singapore Strait / Malacca approaches / regional waters
Singapore Strait, port approaches, Malacca/South China Sea regional marine products.
Products
Shipping bulletinSurface wind forecastSignificant wave forecastWind wave / swell productsTropical cyclone products