Ocean Prediction Center

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meteorological organization operational forecast center

The Ocean Prediction Center is a specialized branch of the U.S. National Weather Service that provides marine weather forecasts and warnings for the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans to support maritime safety and operations.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Marine Prediction Center	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	meteorological organization ⓘ operational forecast center ⓘ
abbreviation	OPC ⓘ
areaServed	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Pacific Ocean eastern North Pacific Ocean ⓘ high seas ⓘ offshore waters ⓘ Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area ⓘ surface form: western North Atlantic Ocean
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
formerLocation	Camp Springs, Maryland ⓘ
issues	gale warnings ⓘ high seas forecasts ⓘ hurricane force wind warnings ⓘ marine warnings ⓘ marine weather forecasts ⓘ ocean weather guidance for ships ⓘ offshore waters forecasts ⓘ sea state analyses ⓘ storm warnings ⓘ surface analysis charts ⓘ surface forecast charts ⓘ wind and wave forecasts ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	College Park, Maryland ⓘ Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
mission	protect life and property at sea ⓘ provide marine weather forecasts and warnings ⓘ support maritime safety and operations ⓘ
operatedBy	National Weather Service ⓘ
parentOrganization	National Centers for Environmental Prediction ⓘ National Weather Service ⓘ
partOf	National Centers for Environmental Prediction ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
predecessor	Ocean Prediction Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Marine Prediction Center
sector	marine meteorology ⓘ maritime safety ⓘ ocean weather forecasting ⓘ
targetAudience	coast guards ⓘ mariners ⓘ offshore energy operations ⓘ search and rescue agencies ⓘ shipping industry ⓘ
uses	buoy observations ⓘ numerical weather prediction models ⓘ satellite observations ⓘ ship observations ⓘ
website	https://ocean.weather.gov/ ⓘ

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National Centers for Environmental Prediction → hasPart → Ocean Prediction Center ⓘ

National Weather Service → operates → Ocean Prediction Center ⓘ

Ocean Prediction Center → predecessor → Ocean Prediction Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marine Prediction Center