Sunday, November 15, 2009

Latest Honolulu Weather Fax Schedule

This is the 2009 schedule as broadcast by the station. It is more up to date than most of the ones on the Internet:


HONOLULU, HAWAII, U.S.A.

CALL SIGN KVM70

FREQUENCIES
9982.5 0519-1556 F3C 4 KW
11090 ALL BROADCAST TIMES F3C 4 KW
16135 1719-0356 F3C 4 KW
120/576

0519/1719 TEST PATTERN
0524/1724 SIGNIFICANT CLOUD FEATURES 03/15 D
0535/1735 CYCLONE DANGER AREA 03/15 E
0555/1755 STREAMLINE ANALYSIS 00/12 B
0615/1815 SURFACE ANALYSIS 00/12 C
0635/1835 EAST PACIFIC GOES IR SATELLITE IMAGE 06/18 G
0649/1849 SW PACIFIC GOES IR SATELLITE IMAGE 06/18 H
0701/1901 24HR SURFACE FORECAST 00/12 A
0714/1914 48HR SURFACE FORECAST 00/12 A
0727/1927 72HR SURFACE FORECAST 00/12 A
0740/1940 WIND/WAVE ANALYSIS 00/12 B
0753/1953 24HR WIND/WAVE FORECAST 00/12 B
0806/2006 24HR WIND/WAVE FORECAST 00/12 4
0816/2016 48HR SURFACE FORECAST 00/12 1
0826/2026 48HR WIND/WAVE FORECAST 00/12 1
0836/2036 48/96 HR WAVE PERIOD, SWELL DIR 00/12 1
0846/2046 rebroadcast/ 96HR SURFACE FORECAST 12/12 1
0856/2056 rebroadcast/ 96HR WIND/WAVE FORECAST 12/12 1
0906/2106 PACIFIC GOES IR SATELLITE IMAGE 06/18 5
0917/2117 SURFACE ANALYSIS (PART 1 NE PACIFIC) 06/18 2
0930/2130 SURFACE ANALYSIS (PART 2 NW PACIFIC) 06/18 3
0943/2143 TROPICAL GOES IR SATELLITE IMAGE 06/18 Y
0954/2154 TROPICAL SURFACE ANALYSIS 06/18 Z
1008/2208 24HR TROPICAL WIND/WAVE FORECAST 00/12 Z
1042/2242 CYCLONE DANGER AREA 09/21 E
1102/2302 48HR WIND/WAVE FORECAST 00/12 B
1115/2315 72HR WIND/WAVE FORECAST 00/12 B
1128/2328 SEA SURFACE TEMPS LATEST F
1141/2341 rebroadcast 24HR WIND/WAVE FORECASTS 00/12 B
1154/2354 STREAMLINE ANALYSIS 06/18 B
1214/0014 SURFACE ANALYSIS 06/18 C
1234/0034 EAST PACIFIC GOES IR SATELLITE IMAGE 12/00 G
1248/0048 SW PACIFIC GOES IR SATELLITE IMAGE 12/00 H
1300/0100 SCHEDULE PART I
1320/0120 SCHEDULE PART II
1340/0140 SYMBOLS OR PRODUCT NOTICE BULLETIN
1400/0200 24HR TROPICAL SURFACE FORECAST 00/12 Z
1410/0210 48HR TROPICAL SURFACE FORECAST 00/12 Z
1420/0220 72HR TROPICAL SURFACE FORECAST 00/12 Z
1430/0230 48/72 HR TROPICAL WAVE PER,SWELL DIR 00/00 Z
1440/0240 TROPICAL SEA STATE ANALYSIS 12/00 Z
1450/0250 rebroadcast 24HR WIND/WAVE FORECASTS 00/12 Z
1500/0300 48HR TROPICAL WIND/WAVE FORECAST 00/12 Z
1510/0310 72HR TROPICAL WIND/WAVE FORECAST 00/12 Z
1520/0320 rebroadcast/SEA STATE ANALYSIS 00/00 1
1530/0330 SURFACE ANALYSIS(PART 1 NE PAC) 12/00 2
1543/0343 SURFACE ANALYSIS(PART 2 NW PAC) 12/00 3
1556/0356 TROPICAL SURFACE ANALYSIS 12/00 Z

MAP AREAS:
A. 30S - 50N, 110W - 130E
B. 30S - 30N, 110W - 130E
C. EQ - 50N, 110W - 130E
D. 30S - 50N, 110W - 160E
E. EQ - 40N, 80W - 170E
F. EQ - 55N, 110W - 160E
G. 05S - 55N, 110W - 155E
H. 40S - 05N, 130W - 165E
1. 20N - 70N, 115W - 135E
2. 20N - 70N, 115W - 175W
3. 20N - 70N, 175W - 135E
4. 18N - 62N, EAST OF 157W
5. 05N - 55N, EAST OF 180W
Y. 05N - 32N, EAST OF 130W
Z. 20S - 30N, EAST OF 145W


STREAMLINES ARE LINES OF CONSTANT WIND DIRECTION. WIND SPEEDS ARE GIVEN BY WIND BARBS INDEPENDENT OF STREAMLINES.

THE SIGNIFICANT CLOUD FEATURES CHARTS DEPICT CLOUD FEATURES BASED UPON IMAGES FROM THE VARIOUS GEOSTATIONARY AND POLAR ORBITING SATELLITES OVER THE PACIFIC. ABBREVIATIONS ON THESE CHARTS INCLUDE: AC - ALTOCUMULUS; AS - ALTOSTRATUS; BKN - BROKEN; CB - CUMULONIMBUS; CC - CIRROCUMULUS; CI - CIRRUS; CS - CIRROSTRATUS; CU - CUMULUS; FEW - FEW; ISOL - ISOLATED; LYRS - LAYERS; NS - NIMBOSTRATUS; OVC - OVERCAST; SC - STRATO-CUMULUS; SCT - SCATTERED; TCU - TOWERING CUMULUS; TSTM - THUNDERSTORM

RADIOFAX FREQUENCIES ARE ASSIGNED FREQUENCIES. TO CONVERT TO CARRIER FREQUENCIES, SUBTRACT 1.9 KHZ FROM THE ASSIGNED FREQUENCIES.

YOU MAY ADDRESS COMMENTS ABOUT THIS BROADCAST TO:

Meteorologist In Charge
National Weather Service
2525 Correa Rd.
Honolulu, HI 96822
PHONE: (808) 973-5270/FAX: (808) 973-5281
E-Mail norman.hui@noaa.gov

Many of these charts also broadcast via Pt. Reyes, CA and Kodiak, AK

If you have access to the World Wide Web be certain to check out the following webpages. See these pages for further links.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov NWS Homepage
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm NWS Marine Page
cell.weather.gov Cellphone page
mobile.weather.gov Mobile Page

(Schedule Effective Nov 03, 2008 Information dated Apr 06, 2009)