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The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Services

METAREA XII

 

Issuing Service:
 United States of America
Preparation Service: United States of America
Coverage:
The eastern part of the Pacific Ocean, west of the North and South American coast and east of 120°W, from 3°24'S to the equator, thence to 180°, to 50°N thence NW'wards to 53°N 172°E, NE'wards following the marine frontier between USA and Russian Federation waters to 67°N.
Satellite Ocean Regions (scheduled bulletins): POR / AOR (W) Broadcast (UTC): 0545, 1145,1745, 2345

ALASKA (United States of America) - Weather Forecast Areas

Index to Marine Coastal Forecast Areas for Alaskan Waters

Area Number
Area covered  
Area Number
 Area covered
1A
 South east Alaska, Inside Waters, Dixon Entrance to Skagway
6B
Bristol Bay, south portion from Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef
1B
 South east Alaska, Outside Waters, Dixon Entrance to Cape Fairweather
8
 Cape Newenham to Dall Point
2A
 North east Gulf Coast, Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling
9A
 Norton Sound, Sledge Island to Stuart Island
2B
 North Gulf Coast, Cape Suckling to Gore Point
9B
Dall Point to Wales, including S. Lawrence island waters
2C
Prince William Sound
10A
 Kotzebue Sound (East of Cape Espenberg and Cape Krusenstern)
3A
 Barren Island and Kamishak Bay Waters
10B
 Wales to Cape Lisburne
3B
 Shuyak Island to Sitkinak
11A
 Arctic Coast, Cape Lisburne to Lonely
3C
 Shelikof Strait
11B
 Arctic Coast, Lonely to Demarcation Point
4
Cook Inlet, North of Kamishak Bay and English Bay
12A
 Eastern Aleutian Islands, Cape Sarichef to Nikolski
4A
 Kachemak Bay
12B
Eastern Aleutian Islands, Adak to Attu
5A
Coastal Waters south of the Alaska Peninsula, Sitkinak to Castle Cape
13
 Western Aleutian Islands, Adak to Attu
5B
 Castle Cape to Sarichef
14
 St. Matthew Island Waters
6A
 Bristol Bay, north portion from Cape Newham to Port Heiden
15
Pribilof Islands Near-shore Waters

 

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