[BNAWX] Public Information Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
904 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2004

THERE IS A BLUE MOON OVER TENNESSEE TONIGHT.

IT ONLY HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY TWO OR THREE YEARS...BUT
TONIGHT IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES. IT IS CALLED A BLUE MOON...AND
REPRESENTS THE SECOND FULL MOON OF THE MONTH. USUALLY...THERE IS
ONLY ONE FULL MOON IN A SINGLE CALENDAR MONTH. THE LAST TIME A BLUE
MOON OCCURRED WAS BACK ON NOVEMBER 30 2001.

THE AVERAGE INTERVAL BETWEEN FULL MOONS IS ABOUT TWENTY NINE AND A
HALF DAYS, WHILE THE LENGTH OF AN AVERAGE MONTH IS ROUGHLY THIRTY
AND A HALF DAYS. THIS MAKES IT VERY UNLIKELY THAT ANY GIVEN MONTH
WILL CONTAIN TWO FULL MOONS, THOUGH IT DOES SOMETIMES HAPPEN.

THE NEXT BLUE MOON IS THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD...AND WILL WILL OCCUR
ON JUNE 30 2007.

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