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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
600 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2005

SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONCLUDES TODAY WITH A LOOK AT NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM

NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE,
PROVIDES CONTINUOUS WEATHER INFORMATION 24 HOURS A DAY, EVERY DAY
OF THE YEAR. THE NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF WEATHER RADIO STATIONS
PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH THE FASTEST AND MOST RELIABLE SOURCE OF
UP-TO-DATE WEATHER INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

YOU NEED A SPECIAL RADIO TO RECEIVE THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO
BROADCASTS WHICH ORIGINATE FROM YOUR NEAREST NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE - A RADIO THAT IS CAPABLE OF RECEIVING SIGNALS IN
THE VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. IN TENNESSEE
162.400,  162.425 , 162.450, 162.475, 162.500, 162.525, AND 162.550
MEGAHERTZ ARE THE FREQUENCIES SET ASIDE FOR WEATHER RADIO.

BROADCASTS MAY VARY, BUT GENERALLY INCLUDE AREA FORECASTS,
PRESENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, SHORT-TERM FORECASTS, WEATHER RADAR
REPORTS, CLIMATIC DATA, RIVER AND LAKE STAGE FORECASTS AND OTHER
SPECIALIZED INFORMATION. THE BROADCASTS ARE UPDATED CONTINUOUSLY
TO PROVIDE THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION POSSIBLE.

NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS USEFUL ANYTIME, BUT IT IS MOST IMPORTANT
WHEN SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. DURING PERIODS OF SEVERE WEATHER,
ROUTINE PROGRAMMING IS INTERRUPTED, AND THE FOCUS IS SHIFTED TO THE
LOCAL SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. IN AN EMERGENCY, A WARNING ALARM
TONE IS BROADCAST THAT ACTIVATES SPECIALLY DESIGNED RECEIVERS TO
TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY, OR TO PRODUCE A VISUAL OR AUDIBLE ALARM.

COMMERCIAL RADIO, TELEVISION AND CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES ARE
ENCOURAGED TO MAKE USE OF NOAA WEATHER RADIO, AND MAY FEEL FREE
TO REBROADCAST THE WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS.

A NEW SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION IS THE EMERGENCY ALERT
SYSTEM, THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM. THE
EAS IS A SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATIONS LINKS THAT UTILIZE DATA IN A
DIGITAL FORM. IT IS A RELIABLE MEANS OF LINKING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND THE RADIO AND
TELEVISION BROADCAST MEDIA TOGETHER. THE EAS WILL HELP PARTICIPATING
RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS RECEIVE AND RELAY WEATHER WARNINGS AND
OTHER EMERGENCY INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE EAS WILL EXPAND
TO INCLUDE CABLE TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE FUTURE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

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END/ORCHANIAN



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