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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
600 AM CST FRI FEB 29 2008

...SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK ENDS 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 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. WITH THE ADDITION OF NEW
TECHNOLOGY DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS, NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS NOW THE
FASTEST WAY TO GET YOUR WARNINGS.

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 THE NASHVILLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT 7 5 4 4 6 3 3.

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