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| | VOS - Mariners Weather Log |
 | | Through the MWL, the VOS program recognizes ships officers for their efforts as voluntary weather observers, and allows the NWS to maintain contact and communicate with over 10,000 shipboard observers (ships' officers) in the merchant marine, NOAA Corps, Coast Guard, Navy, etc. |
 | | The MWL is currently published three (3) times per year (April, August, & December), and has a circulation of approximately 3000 copies distributed to mariners, marine institutions, the shipping industry, scientists, educational and research facilities, libraries, government agencies, and offices worldwide. |
 | | For all others, the VOS program offers the MWL in an on-line "webazine" format or hard copy subscriptions can be obtained from the Government Printing Office (GPO). |
| vos.noaa.gov /mwl.shtml (230 words) |
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