Data source
NOAA/NCEP
NOAA RTOFS · source identity, access, license, and current Pelagio Defense usage.
- What it provides
- currents, sea surface temperature, salinity, water level
- Coverage
- Global ocean model
- Time coverage
- Operational nowcast/forecast
- Typical latency
- Dataset dependent
- Access
- GRIB, OPENDAP, NETCDF · no account required
- License
- U.S. Government public data
- Pelagio Defense status
- planned · not a production default
- Registry verified
- 2026-08-31
- Checked facts
- RTOFS remains in the current NCEP product inventory · Model fields must be labeled forecast/model