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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
700 AM CST TUE NOV 14 2006

...WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK...CHAPTER ONE...

FALL IS HERE...SO WINTER CAN'T BE FAR BEHIND. THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AND THE TENNESSEE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY WOULD LIKE TO
BRING WINTER WEATHER THREATS TO THE FOREFRONT...AND HEIGHTEN
EVERYONE'S AWARENESS TO THESE HAZARDS.

...OUTLOOK...
FIRST A SHORT OUTLOOK FOR THE WINTER. THE PREDICTION FOR THIS WINTER
ARE FOR TEMPERATURES TO BE NEAR NORMAL AND PRECIPITATION TO BE
BELOW FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS...WE WILL BRING UP A FEW WINTER WEATHER
ISSUES AND WAYS TO AVOID DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. FIRST...A FEW TERMS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE USES WITH WINTER WEATHER.

WINTER TERMS...
WINTER STORM WATCH...ISSUED WHEN 3 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW OR 1/4
INCH OF ICE OR MORE IS EXPECTED FROM 24 HOURS TO 48 HOURS INTO THE
FUTURE.

WINTER STORM WARNING...ISSUED WHEN 3 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW OR 1/4
INCH OF ICE OR MORE IS EXPECTED FROM THE CURRENT TIME OUT TO AS MUCH
AS 36 HOURS IN ADVANCE.

OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS WE WILL COVER MORE WINTER HAZARDS AND WAYS
TO AVOID BECOMING INJURED OR KILLED BY WINTER WEATHER.

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS WE WOULD LIKE
BROADCAST TODAY.

WINTER WEATHER PSA #1 - (15 SECONDS)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REMINDS YOU TO BE PREPARED BEFORE
WINTER STORMS STRIKE.  HAVE EXTRA BATTERIES FOR FLASHLIGHTS, FOOD
AND WATER, EXTRA MEDICATION, FIRST-AID SUPPLIES, AND BLANKETS FOR
ADDITIONAL WARMTH AVAILABLE IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES.  BE READY FOR
WINTER STORMS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL
NEWS STATION.

WINTER WEATHER PSA #2 - (15 SECONDS)
DURING WINTER STORM EMERGENCIES, STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR INFORMATION AND EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS.  POST EMERGENCY
TELEPHONE NUMBERS BY THE PHONE AND KEEP ENOUGH SUPPLIES IN YOUR
HOME TO MEET YOUR NEEDS FOR AT LEAST THREE DAYS.  PREPARE FOR
WINTER WEATHER BEFORE IT ARRIVES.

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END/ORCHANIAN



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