diff --git a/ww3/get_ww3.py b/ww3/get_ww3_hindcast.py
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diff --git a/ww3/update_noaa_ww3_forecasts.py b/ww3/update_noaa_ww3_forecasts.py
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+"""Update local copies of NOAA WW3 global wave forecast.
+
+D. Howe
+2019-12-13
+"""
+import os
+import netCDF4
+import pandas as pd
+import xarray as xr
+
+LON = 151.25
+LAT = -34
+VAR_NAMES = ['htsgwsfc', 'perpwsfc', 'dirpwsfc']
+INPUT_DIR = 'csv'
+TIMEZONE = 'Australia/Sydney'
+DT = pd.Timedelta('6h')  # Time between forecasts
+
+
+def get_ww3_forecast(lon, lat, var_names, t):
+    """Get NOAA WaveWatch III (WW3) global wave model forecast.
+
+    Args:
+        lon (float): longitude in degrees.
+        lat (float): latitude in degrees.
+        var_names (list): variable names.
+        t (datetime): timezone-aware local datetime.
+
+    Returns:
+        time series dataframe.
+
+
+    Available variables:
+        dirpwsfc   primary wave direction [deg]
+        dirswsfc   secondary wave direction [deg]
+        htsgwsfc   significant height of combined wind waves and swell [m]
+        perpwsfc   primary wave mean period [s]
+        perswsfc   secondary wave mean period [s]
+        ugrdsfc    u-component of wind [m/s]
+        vgrdsfc    v-component of wind [m/s]
+        wdirsfc    wind direction (from which blowing) [deg]
+        windsfc    wind speed [m/s]
+        wvdirsfc   direction of wind waves [deg]
+        wvpersfc   mean period of wind waves [s]
+    """
+
+    base_url = 'https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov:9090/dods/wave/nww3'
+
+    # Convert to UTC time, and round to nearest 6 hours
+    t_utc = t.tz_convert('UTC').floor('6h')
+
+    dirname = t_utc.strftime('nww3%Y%m%d')
+    filename = t_utc.strftime('nww3%Y%m%d_%Hz')
+    url = f'{base_url}/{dirname}/{filename}'
+
+    # Try to load dataset
+    ds = xr.open_dataset(url)
+
+    # Extract variables from dataset
+    ds = ds.sel(lon=lon, lat=lat, method='nearest')
+    df = ds[var_names].to_dataframe()
+
+    # Drop lat and lon columns
+    df = df.drop(columns=['lat', 'lon'])
+
+    # Convert timestamps to local timezone
+    df = df.tz_localize('UTC')
+    df = df.tz_convert(t.tz)
+
+    return df, filename
+
+
+# Get current time
+t_now = pd.Timestamp.now(tz=TIMEZONE)
+
+for v in VAR_NAMES:
+    csv_name = v + '.csv'
+    try:
+        # Load local copy of variable time series
+        master = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(INPUT_DIR, csv_name),
+                             index_col=[0, 1],
+                             parse_dates=[1])
+
+        master.columns = master.columns.astype(int)
+
+        # Get start time of most recent forecast
+        t = master.index.get_level_values(level=1)[-1]
+
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        index = pd.MultiIndex(levels=[[], []],
+                              codes=[[], []],
+                              names=['filename', 'start_time'])
+        master = pd.DataFrame(index=index)
+
+        # Use start time of 5 days hours before present
+        t = t_now - pd.Timedelta('5d')
+
+    while t < t_now:
+        t += DT
+        try:
+            # Get next forecast
+            df, filename = get_ww3_forecast(LON, LAT, [v], t)
+        except OSError:
+            # Stop if next forecast is not available
+            break
+
+        # Use filename as column name
+        df = df.rename(columns={v: filename})
+
+        # Convert timestamps to relative hours from start of model run
+        start_time = df.index[0]
+        df.index = ((df.index - start_time).total_seconds() / 3600).astype(int)
+        df.index.name = None
+
+        # Transpose to run time series along rows
+        df.columns = [[filename], [start_time]]
+        df = df.T
+
+        # Add to master dataframe
+        df.index.names = ['filename', 'start_time']
+        master = master.append(df)
+
+    if master.shape[0] > 0:
+        master.to_csv(os.path.join(INPUT_DIR, csv_name), float_format='%g')