NWS Fax Charts

These Black-and-white charts were originally broadcast over DIFAX and distributed to the NWS Forecast Offices across the United States. As long as they are continued in production at NCEP for supporting other requirements they will be available for download from the Gateway servers.

NOTICE---For error-free downloads use the FTP Server.

The charts are in G4 (T4) format and enveloped in TIFF for viewing. You will need an external or browser plug-in viewer to display the TIFF files.

Important Notice: Review the general notice GENOT

Products are available in the following categories:

1. Standard barotropic levels

   1000 MB

   850 MB

   700MB

   500 MB

   300 MB

   250 MB

   200 MB

   100 MB



2. Winds/Streamlines
   1. Winds

      Boundary Layer

      Surface

      24,000 feet

      34,000 feet

      45,000 feet

   
   
   2. Streamlines


3. Surface analysis

   North America

   Atlantic

   Pacific



4. Weather Depiction/Significant Weather
   1. Weather Depiction
   
   
   2. Significant Weather
      1. Polar Stereographic

         Atlantic

         Pacific

      2. Mercator

         U. S., Central America

         Atlantic

         Pacific

      
      
5. Radar Summary
6. Thickness (SFC/1000 - 500 MB)
7. Multi-Panel
   1. Forecast Series

      00 hour

      12 hour

      24 hour

      36 hour

      48 hour

      60 hour

   
   
   2. Specialized Charts

      3, 4, 5, 6-10 Day Forecast	Thickness (SFC/1000 - 500 MB)	Surface / Significant Weather / Cloud Amount		Winds / Waves
      500 MB	850 MB	Relative Humidity / Vertical Velocity	Monthly / Seasonal Outlook: Temperature, Precip	Miscellaneous



8. Hemispheric products
   1. Polar Stereographic

      SFC/1000-500 Thickness

      Heights

      Heights / Isotachs

      Heights / Vorticity

   
   
   2. Mercator

      Streamlines / Isotachs



9. Miscellaneous products

   Watch / Warning	Thunderstorm Probability / Freezing Level	Lifted Index	Precipitation
   Observed Temperatures	Relative Humidity	Seasonal

You may wish to view only the NGM model products, the ETA model products, or the AVN / MRF model products.

The latest version of each weather chart available for distribution from the NWS Telecommunication Gateway on the DIFAX ® satellite broadcast system to the WSFOs is available on this server. This list is not in the order normally transmitted.

A chart reference guide is provided for your information.