NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIOFAX PRODUCTS for the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Tropical Atlantic and Tropical E Pacific **** IMPORTANT NOTICES **** Effective September 07, 2016, the address of the FTPMAIL service changed from ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.noaa.gov to NWS.FTPMail.OPS@noaa.gov. If you restrict incoming e-mail as a means of preventing spam, you must configure your e-mail system to allow mail from NWS.FTPMail.OPS@noaa.gov Read the help file carefully - 99% of errors using FTPMAIL are simple typo's, incorrect capitalization, failure to send in plain text format, leading or trailing spaces, or failure to set up any spam filters properly. The "help" file contains a more detailed description of the FTPMAIL system and available products. To obtain a copy of the FTPMAIL "help" file. -In plain text format- Send an e-mail to: NWS.FTPMail.OPS@noaa.gov Subject Line: Put anything you like Body: help These instructions are subject to revision....download frequently. ********** U.S. Coast Guard Communications Station NMG - New Orleans, Louisiana Assigned frequencies 4317.9, 8503.9 12789.9, 17146.4 kHz Select a carrier frequency 1.9 kHz below those listed when using a single sideband radio in the USB mode to receive these broadcasts. The latest version of marine weather charts for broadcast by the U.S. Coast Guard are available from the National Weather Service Telecommunication Gateway on this server. The listed charts are in the G4(T4) format and enveloped in TIFF for viewing. These charts may be found in directory: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/fax or https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/pub/fax For information of how these files and other text and graphic marine forecasts may be downloaded via e-mail (FTPMAIL) see: https://www.weather.gov/media/marine/ftpmail.txt .TIF files now also available as .gif files This file is intended to assist mariners using the FTPMAIL system which is used to obtain National Weather Service products via e-mail. The following is an example in the use of the FTPMAIL system. NOTE CAPITALIZATION! Example using FTPMAIL: -In plain text format- Send an e-mail to: NWS.FTPMail.OPS@noaa.gov Subject line: Put anything you like Body: open cd fax get PWEE11.TIF get PYEA11.gif quit These files may be found in directories: ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/fax or https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/fax FILE WIND/WAVE CHARTS NAME 00Z Sea State Analysis, 0N-31N, 35W-100W PJEA88.TIF 12Z Sea State Analysis, 0N-31N, 35W-100W PJEA90.TIF Sea State Analysis (Most Current) PJEA11.TIF 24HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00, 0N-31N, 35W-100W PWEE89.TIF 24HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT12, 0N-31N, 35W-100W PWEE91.TIF 24HR Wind/Wave Forecast (Most Current) PWEE11.TIF 36HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT12, 0N-31N, 35W-100W PWED98.TIF 48HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00, 0N-31N, 35W-100W PWEI88.TIF 48HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT12, 0N-31N, 35W-100W PWEI89.TIF 48HR Wind/Wave Forecast (Most Current) PWEI11.TIF 48HR Wave Period/Swell Dir Forecast VT00, 0N-31N, 35W-100W PJEI88.TIF 48HR Wave Period/Swell Dir Forecast VT12, 0N-31N, 35W-100W PJEI89.TIF 48HR Wave Period/Swell Direction Forecast (Most Current) PJEI11.TIF 72HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT00, 0N-31N, 35W-100W PJEK88.TIF 72HR Wind/Wave Forecast VT12, 0N-31N, 35W-100W PJEK89.TIF 72HR Wind/Wave Forecast (Most Current) PJEK11.TIF 72HR Wave Period/Swell Dir Forecast VT00, 0N-31N, 35W-100W PKEK88.TIF SURFACE CHARTS @00Z U.S./Tropical Surface Analysis (W Half) 5S-50N,55W-125W PYEB86.TIF @06Z U.S./Tropical Surface Analysis (W Half) 5S-50N,55W-125W PYEB87.TIF @12Z U.S./Tropical Surface Analysis (W Half) 5S-50N,55W-125W PYEB85.TIF @18Z U.S./Tropical Surface Analysis (W Half) 5S-50N,55W-125W PYEB88.TIF @ U.S./Tropical Surface Analysis (W Half) (Most Current) PYEB11.TIF 00Z Tropical Surface Analysis (E Half) 5S-50N, 0W-70W PYEA86.TIF 06Z Tropical Surface Analysis (E Half) 5S-50N, 0W-70W PYEA87.TIF 12Z Tropical Surface Analysis (E Half) 5S-50N, 0W-70W PYEA85.TIF 18Z Tropical Surface Analysis (E Half) 5S-50N, 0W-70W PYEA88.TIF Tropical Surface Analysis (E Half) (Most Current) PYEA11.TIF 24HR Tropical Surface Forecast(E Half)VT00,00N-31N, 35W-100W PYEE79.TIF 24HR Tropical Surface Forecast(E Half)VT12,00N-31N, 35W-100W PYEE80.TIF Tropical Surface Forecast(Most Current) PYEE10.TIF 48HR Tropical Surface Forecast(E Half)VT00,00N-31N, 35W-100W PYEI81.TIF 48HR Tropical Surface Forecast(E Half)VT12,00N-31N, 35W-100W PYEI82.TIF Tropical Surface Forecast(Most Current) PYEI10.TIF 72HR Tropical Surface Forecast(E Half)VT00,00N-31N, 35W-100W PYEK83.TIF 72HR Tropical Surface Forecast(E Half)VT12,00N-31N, 35W-100W PYEK84.TIF Tropical Surface Forecast(Most Current) PYEK10.TIF @ For further forecasts covering the Tropical East Pacific, see Pt. Reyes and Honolulu charts TROPICAL CYCLONE CHARTS Tropical Cyclone Danger Area* VT03, 05N-60N, 00W-100W PWEK89.TIF Tropical Cyclone Danger Area* VT09, 05N-60N, 00W-100W PWEK90.TIF Tropical Cyclone Danger Area* VT15, 05N-60N, 00W-100W PWEK91.TIF Tropical Cyclone Danger Area* VT21, 05N-60N, 00W-100W PWEK88.TIF Tropical Cyclone Danger Area* (Most Current) PWEK11.TIF HIGH SEAS FORECASTS 04Z High Seas Forecast 7N-31N, 35W-98W, In English PLEA86.TIF 10Z High Seas Forecast 7N-31N, 35W-98W, In English PLEA87.TIF 16Z High Seas Forecast 7N-31N, 35W-98W, In English PLEA89.TIF 22Z High Seas Forecast 7N-31N, 35W-98W, In English PLEA88.TIF High Seas Forecast (Most Current) PLEA10.TIF SATELLITE IMAGERY 0645Z GOES IR Satellite Image, 12S-44N, 28W-112W evst06.jpg 1145Z GOES IR Satellite Image, 12S-44N, 28W-112W evst12.jpg 1745Z GOES IR Satellite Image, 12S-44N, 28W-112W evst18.jpg 2345Z GOES IR Satellite Image, 12S-44N, 28W-112W evst00.jpg GOES IR Satellite Image (Most Current) evst99.jpg SCHEDULE INFORMATION Radiofax Schedule (New Orleans, LA) PLEZ01.TIF Radiofax Schedule (DOS Text Format) hfgulf.txt Request for Comments PLEZ02.TIF Product Notice Bulletin PLEZ03.TIF Test Chart PZZZ95.TIF Internet File Names, (This file) rfaxmex.txt * Tropical Cyclone Danger Area chart replaced by 48HR High Wind/Wave Warning chart Dec 01 - May 14 Valid times 00z,06z,12z and 18z, Map area 05N-40N, 35W-100W Tropical cyclone charts also broadcast from Boston, MA If you have access to the World Wide Web be certain to check out the following webpages. See these pages for further links. https://www.weather.gov NWS Homepage https://www.weather.gov/marine NWS Marine Page mobile.weather.gov Mobile Page Author: Marine, Tropical, and Tsunami Services Branch, W/AFS26 National Weather Service Feedback or questions: marine.weather@noaa.gov Last Modified Mar. 16, 2023 Document URL: https://www.weather.gov/media/marine/rfaxmex.txt ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/pub/fax/rfaxmex.txt