NOAA Wave Watch III (WW3) Model Output

This data set contains output from the NOAA Wave Watch III model that is operationally run by NOAA/NCEP. The model was initialized every six hours at 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC with forecasts every 3 hours out to 180 hours. Included in this data set are the global grids in GRIB2 format as well as the ASCII format bulletins and spectral data.

To Access Resource:

Questions? Email Resource Support Contact:

  • EOL Data Support
    datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
    NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory

Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2018-01-21T00:00:00Z
    End:  2018-02-26T23:59:59Z

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2018-01-21T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2018-02-26T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 90.00000
Bounding Box South Lat -90.00000
Bounding Box West Long -180.00000
Bounding Box East Long 180.00000
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Documentation #1 : README_WW3.txt

Documentation #2 : WAVEWATCHIII_Production_Multigrid_July_2013_to_present.pdf

Documentation #3 : WWIII_manual.v5.16.pdf
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format TAR: Unix Tape ARchive (TAR) Format File (application/x-tar)
Standardized Resource Format Archive
Asset Size 17215 MB
Legal Constraints

none
Access Constraints none
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name EOL Data Support
Resource Support Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory ROR icon
Distributor NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory ROR icon

Metadata Contact Name EOL Data Support
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory ROR icon

Author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction ROR icon
Publisher NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory ROR icon

Publication Date 2018-06-06T15:54:03
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.26023/B0MM-S04D-3Y0Q
Alternate Identifier 552.014
Resource Version 1.1
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-07T21:46:26Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::552.014
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction. (2018). NOAA Wave Watch III (WW3) Model Output. 1.1. NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/B0MM-S04D-3Y0Q. Accessed 05 March 2026.

Harvest Source