Wave Information Study

Updates/Changes

IMPORTANT NOTICE
WIS Users - Alaska

• July 2024: The 2023 Hindcast has been applied.
• September 2023: The 2022 Hindcast has been applied.
• March 2023: The 2021 Hindcast has been applied
• November 2022: Data for most Alaska stations is now available on the portal from 1985 forward to the most recent hindcast.
• October 2022: The 2020 Hindcast has been applied.
• August 2022: Only 2019 is presently available for the Western Alaska stations on the WIS Portal.

Older updates

• 05/06/2015: The Wave Information Study completed a one year update (1 January 2013 through 1 January 2014) of the Western Alaska Regional wave hindcast. All output products were regenerated and posted. The continuous hindcast zipped file now spans the period from 1985 through 2013. During the update it was discovered two WIS Special Output Locations were duplicate sites (ST 82311 and 82312). All directional wave spectra from both sites were contaminated and cannot be used.
• 06/16/2014: The Wave Information Study completed a one year update (1 January 2012 through 1 January 2013) of the Western Alaska Regional wave hindcast. All output products were regenerated and posted. The continuous hindcast zipped file now spans the period from 1985 through 2012.
• 04/02/2014: The Wave Information Study completed a one year update (1 January 2012 through 1 January 2013) of the Western Alaska Regional wave hindcast. All output products were regenerated and posted. The continuous hindcast zipped file now spans the period from 1985 through 2012.
• 10/15/2012: The Wave Information Study completed a two year update (2010-2011) of the Western Alaska Regional wave hindcast. All output products were regenerated and posted. The continuous hindcast zipped file now spans the period from 1985 through 2011.