NWS Marine Weather Program Contacts

For questions or comments on the National Weather Service's Marine Weather Program, contact:
National Weather Service Marine, Tropical and Tsunami Services Branch W/AFS26 1325 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910

Branch Chief	Greg Schoor gregory.m.schoor @noaa.gov
Tropical Cyclone Program Leader	Jessica Schauer 305-229-4476 jessica.schauer@noaa.gov
Tropical Cyclone Program	Jessica Fieux Google Voice: 850-778-1614 jessica.fieux@noaa.gov
Marine Program Leader	Melinda Bailey Google Voice: ‪(682) 703-3770‬ melinda.bailey @noaa.gov
Webpages, METAREA Coordinator, GMDSS, Radiofax, FTPMAIL	Wayne Presnell Google Voice: (240) 624-0768 wayne.presnell@noaa.gov Marine Feedback https://www.weather.gov/marine
Coastal Weather, Great Lakes, Ice, New Product Development, Offshore, High Seas and Outreach	Wayne Weeks wayne.weeks@noaa.gov
Rip Currents and Beach Hazards Program, Webpages, Marine Forecaster Training, Publications, Outreach	Vacant
Tsunami Program Leader	Corina Allen corina.allen @noaa.gov
Tsunami Program Coordinator, NTHMP Administrator, TsunamiReady	Sarah Rogowski (801) 524-7907 sarah.rogowski @noaa.gov
Tsunami Physical Science	Vacant
Volunteer Observing Ship Program	National Weather Service Voluntary Observing Ship Program Manager Michael Potochney michael.potochney@noaa.gov http://www.vos.noaa.gov
Volunteer Observing Ship Program	National Weather Service NDBC Bldg #1100 Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 228-688-1457 228-688-3153 (FAX) http://www.vos.noaa.gov

For questions of an operational nature relating to near shore and coastal forecasts, contact your local National Weather Service Forecast Office. Many offices offer recorded local and marine forecasts. Most coastal offices maintain a "marine desk" which can respond to specific inquires on marine related weather issues. For questions on the National Weather Service's high seas or offshore marine forecasts (except offshore forecasts in the Gulf of Mexico and Tropical Atlantic) of an operational nature contact:
W/NP41 National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center 5830 University Research Ct Room: 4644 College Park, MD 20740 301-683-1497 301-683-1520 (24hr) 301-683-1545 (FAX) ncep.list.opc_web@noaa.gov https://ocean.weather.gov/

For questions of an operational nature relating to near shore and coastal forecasts, contact your local National Weather Service Forecast Office. Many offices offer recorded local and marine forecasts. Most coastal offices maintain a "marine desk" which can respond to specific inquires on marine related weather issues.

For questions on the National Weather Service's high seas or offshore marine forecasts (except offshore forecasts in the Gulf of Mexico and Tropical Atlantic) of an operational nature contact:

W/NP41
National Weather Service
Ocean Prediction Center
5830 University Research Ct Room: 4644
College Park, MD 20740
301-683-1497
301-683-1520 (24hr)
301-683-1545 (FAX)
ncep.list.opc_web@noaa.gov
https://ocean.weather.gov/

For questions on the National Weather Service's tropical marine, hurricane and offshore forecasts in the Gulf of Mexico and Tropical Atlantic, of an operational nature, contact:
Chief TAFB National Weather Service National Hurricane Center 11691 Southwest 17th St. Miami, FL 33165-2149 305-229-4454 305-229-4425 (24hr) 305-553-1264 (FAX) chris.landsea@noaa.gov https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

For questions on GMDSS licensing and equipment carriage requirements contact:
Federal Communications Commission 202-418-0680 202-418-2643 (FAX) mayday@fcc.gov http://www.fcc.gov

For questions or comments on U.S. Coast Guard communications of a general nature contact:
Commandant (G-SCT-2) U.S. Coast Guard Washington, D.C. 20593-0001 202-475-3555 202-475-3927 (FAX) CGComms@uscg.mil http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=maritimeTelecomms

For questions relating to operational USCG broadcasts, including QSL reports/requests, contact the relevant USCG communications station:
U.S. Coast Guard Communications Command (COMMCOM) 4720 Douglas A Munro Rd. Chesapeake, VA 23322 800-742-8519 (Toll Free) 757-421-6240 COM-SMB-WATCH@uscg.mil https://www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/Atlantic-Area/Units/Area-Units/Communications-Command/

For operational questions relating to the radiofax broadcast from Honolulu, HI contact:
(Hawaii - radiofax only) Elizabeth Vickery, Regional Operations Service Meteorologist Environmental Scientific and Services Division, National Weather Service Pacific Region Headquarters 808.725.6019 elizabeth.vickery @noaa.gov

For operational questions relating to major systems outages affecting multiple NWS products contact (Please be as specific with your question as possible and provide such information as system affected, product name, web address, etc.):
Telecommunications Operations Center National Weather Service 1325 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-683-1518 nco.ops @noaa.gov

For Historic Weather and Satellite Data Contact:
National Center for Environmental Information (formerly known as the National Climatic Data Center) 151 Patton Avenue, room 120 Asheville, NC 28801-5001 828-271-4800 828-271-4876 (FAX) ncdc.orders@noaa.gov https://ncdc.noaa.gov

For Historic Oceanographic Data Contact:
National Oceanographic Data Center User Services NOAA/NESDIS E/OC1 SSMC3, 4th Floor 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 301-713-3277 301-713-3302 (FAX) services@nodc.noaa.gov https://www.nodc.noaa.gov

For questions about the NWS Tsunami Warning Centers, contact the appropriate center:
National Tsunami Warning Center 910 South Felton St. Palmer, AK 99645 907-745-4212 907-745-6071 (FAX) ntwc@noaa.gov https://www.tsunami.gov
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176 Honolulu, HI 96818 808-725-6300 808-725-6332 (FAX) ptwc@ptwc.noaa.gov https://www.tsunami.gov

For general questions about tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean contact:
International Tsunami Information Center 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176 Honolulu, HI 96818 808-725-6050 808-725-6055(FAX) itic.tsunami@noaa.gov http://itic.ioc-unesco.org/index.php

For general questions about tsunamis in the Caribbean region contact:
International Tsunami Information Center - Caribbean Office c/o Puerto Rico Seismic Network 259 Boulevard Alfonso Valdï¿½s, Building D Mayagï¿½ez, PR 00680 787-833-8433, 787-265-5452 787-265-1684 (FAX) Christa.vonH@noaa.gov https://www.weather.gov/ctwp/

For general questions about tsunamis in the Caribbean region contact:

International Tsunami Information Center - Caribbean Office

c/o Puerto Rico Seismic Network

259 Boulevard Alfonso Valdï¿½s, Building D
Mayagï¿½ez, PR 00680
787-833-8433, 787-265-5452
787-265-1684 (FAX)
Christa.vonH@noaa.gov
https://www.weather.gov/ctwp/

For tide and tidal current predictions, real time, and historic information contact:
Todd Ehret NOAA, National Ocean Service OPSD, User Services, N/OPS3 Attn: Tidal Predictions 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281 301-713-2815 301-713-4500 FAX tide.predictions@noaa.gov https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

For questions on International Ice Patrol Products and Services contact:
Commander International Ice Patrol 1 Chelsea St New London, CT 06320 860-271-2626 860-271-2773 FAX iipcomms@uscg.mil http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=IIPHome

For questions on National Ice Center Products and Services contact:
National Ice Center Federal Building #4 4251 Suitland Rd. Washington D.C. 20395 301-457-5303 x 236 https://usicecenter.gov/

For questions on Alaskan Ice and SST Products Contact:
NWS Alaska Sea Ice Program (Staffed daily 6:30am to 3:30pm) National Weather Service 6930 Sandlake Rd. Anchorage, AK 99502-1845 907-266-5138 907-266-5182 (FAX) nws.ar.ice@noaa.gov https://www.weather.gov/afc/ice

For questions on Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and Gulf Stream products available on the web, visit our Frequently Asked Questions webpage.

To contact the U.S. Maritime Administration
Contact Information: https://www.maritime.dot.gov/about-us/maritime-contact-information Website - https://www.maritime.dot.gov/

NWS Marine Weather Program Contacts

Branch Chief

Tropical Cyclone Program Leader

Tropical Cyclone Program

Marine Program Leader

Webpages, METAREA Coordinator, GMDSS, Radiofax, FTPMAIL

Coastal Weather, Great Lakes, Ice, New Product Development, Offshore, High Seas and Outreach

Rip Currents and Beach Hazards Program, Webpages, Marine Forecaster Training, Publications, Outreach

Tsunami Program Leader

Tsunami Program Coordinator, NTHMP Administrator, TsunamiReady

Tsunami Physical Science

Volunteer Observing Ship Program

Volunteer Observing Ship Program

Coastal Weather, Great Lakes,
Ice, New Product Development, Offshore, High Seas and Outreach

Rip Currents and Beach Hazards Program,
Webpages, Marine Forecaster Training, Publications, Outreach

Tsunami
Physical Science