INTERNATIONAL CHARTS
		   
**** IMPORTANT NOTICES ****



Effective January 08, 2008, the address of the FTPMAIL service changed 
from ftpmail@weather.noaa.gov to ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.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 ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.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.  
 
These instructions are subject to revision....download frequently.
 
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This file is intended to assist mariners using the FTPMAIL system
which is used to obtain National Weather Service products via 
e-mail.  These International products are provided as a public service.

The latest version of marine weather charts received from foreign 
meteorological centers may be found in this directory:  

ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/fax 

For information of how these files and other text and graphic marine
forecasts may be downloaded via e-mail (FTPMAIL) see:
http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/ftpmail.txt


These charts only available as .TIF files


PAY ATTENTION TO CAPITALIZATION:

Example using FTPMAIL:


Send an e-mail to:         ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.noaa.gov
Subject line:              Put anything you like
Body:                      open
                           cd fax
                           get PJGA93.TIF
                           get PPVA89.TIF
                           quit

The "help" file contains a more detailed description of the
FTPMAIL system and available products. To obtain a copy of the 
FTPMAIL "help" file.

Send an e-mail to:       ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.noaa.gov
Subject Line:            Put anything you like
Body:                    help


                                                            FILE
CHART DESCRIPTION                                           NAME

World Area Forecast Center - London
Further information see :http://www.weather.org.uk/ and 
http://www.met-office.gov.uk/

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION                                             FILE NAME

      Sea Swell/Wind Direction Analysis (North Atlantic)        PJGA93.TIF
 24HR Sea Swell/Wind Direction Forecast (North Atlantic)        PJGE93.TIF
 36HR Sea Swell/Wind Direction Forecast (North Atlantic &Carib) PJLG98.TIF
 48HR Sea Swell/Wind Direction Forecast (North Atlantic)        PJGI93.TIF
      Surface Analysis (North Atlantic)                         PPVA89.TIF
 24HR Surface Forecast (North Atlantic)                         PPVE89.TIF
 36HR Surface Forecast (North Atlantic)                         PPVG89.TIF
 48HR Surface Forecast (North Atlantic)                         PPVI89.TIF
 60HR Surface Forecast (North Atlantic)                         PPVJ89.TIF
 72HR Surface Forecast (North Atlantic)                         PPVK89.TIF
 96HR Surface Forecast (North Atlantic)                         PPVM89.TIF
120HR Surface Forecast (North Atlantic)                         PPVO89.TIF
132HR Surface Forecast (North Atlantic)                         PPVP89.TIF
Mean Sea Isotherm Chart 5 Day Analysis, NE Atlantic & North Sea PTUK21.TIF




Japanese Radiofax Charts

The following charts are not available via FTPMAIL but the information
is presented here as a service to mariners.
(see robots.txt file for options to download http files) 

from the JMA marine webpage 
(http://www.jma.go.jp/en/seawarn/index.html)
the following radiofax charts appear to be available 
http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/g3/images/asia/07030203.png
http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/g3/images/asia/07030209.png
http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/g3/images/asia/07030215.png
http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/g3/images/asia/07030221.png
http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/g3/images/24h/07030209.png
http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/g3/images/24h/07030221.png
http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/g3/images/48h/07030209.png
http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/g3/images/48h/07030221.png
(you'll need to adjust the year/date/time each day,
year/date/time is in the form yymmddtt) 



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http://www.nws.noaa.gov                   	NWS Homepage
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Author: Timothy Rulon, Marine and Coastal Weather Services Branch W/OS21  
        National Weather Service
	  Last Modified Sep 12, 2008
        Document URL: http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/otherfax.txt
                      ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/fax/otherfax.txt