The

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

Marine Modeling and Analysis Branch (MMAB) is part of the

Environmental Modeling Center The Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) is a United States Government agency, which improves numerical weather, marine and climate predictions at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), through a broad program of research in dat ...

, which is responsible for the development of improved numerical weather and marine prediction modeling systems within NCEP/ NWS. It provides analysis and real-time forecast guidance (1–16 days) on marine meteorological, oceanographic, and cryospheric parameters over the global oceans and coastal areas of the US. Products include: *

Ocean Waves In fluid dynamics, a wind wave, water wave, or wind-generated water wave, is a surface wave that occurs on the free surface of bodies of water as a result from the wind blowing over the water surface. The contact distance in the direction o ...

Sea iceMarine Meteorology
**Marine Winds - Satellite Remote Sensing **Coastal Ocean Visibility **Open Ocean Visibility **Vessel Icing
Sea surface temperatureReal-Time Ocean Forecast System

External links

*http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/ National Weather Service Environment of the United States {{meteorology-stub