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NOAA ALL Hazards Weather Radio
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Helpful Hints for programming your NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
The National
Weather Service in Key West operates two NOAA ALL Hazards Weather
Radio stations serving the Florida Keys and its adjacent waters.
These stations operate on 162.400 MHz (serving the Keys from
Key West through Marathon), 162.450 MHz (serving the Keys from
Grassy Key through Key Largo), and 162.425 MHz (serving the
extreme upper Keys including Key Largo and Ocean Reef).
NOAA ALL Hazards Weather Radio is the voice of the National
Weather Service, providing critical weather warning information
for the protection of life and property. NOAA Weather
Radio also provides commercial-free broadcasting of weather
forecasts and observations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
NOAA ALL Hazards Weather Radio is an all-hazards public warning
system which broadcasts emergency messages to the public as
necessary 24 hours a day. These emergency messages are
broadcast for natural hazards (weather emergencies), technological
and industrial emergencies (radiation release, chemical releases
from accidents), AMBER alerts (child abduction with significant
endangerment threat), and terrorist attacks (Homeland Security).
NOAA Weather Radio is the primary means to activate the Emergency
Alert System (EAS) for weather emergencies.
Here
in the Florida Keys, you may also listen to NOAA Weather Radio
broadcasts via television cable on Channel 76 (Monroe County Government
Channel).
Special
Note to Specific Area Message Encoder (SAME) NOAA Weather Radio
receivers: To set your radio to only broadcast Emergency
Alert System (EAS) messages, the code you need for Monroe County
is 012087.
for "all" according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Traveling? You may consult station
listings across the country, all
of the SAME county codes here, or dial 1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263)
for more information.
Don't
have a NOAA Weather Radio? You'll find information on radio
manufacturers and commercial-grade EAS receivers right here.
We
invite your comments
about our NOAA ALL Hazards Weather Radio broadcast. We are
interested in:
- What
areas over and near the Florida Keys you are concerned with
weather and require National Weather Service forecasts and
warnings.
- The
quality of your reception, and to which station you normally
listen.
- When
you normally listen to NOAA ALL Hazards Weather Radio forecasts
to assist in your planning.
- What
broadcasts you like as-is, and what broadcast could be improved
(including shortening, splitting, combining, broadcasting
certain forecasts at certain times of the day, etc.)
- What
services ( for example, tide information ) you would like
to hear on NOAA Weather Radio that are currently not broadcast.
- For
those of you with interests over and near Key West at the
sunset hour, what specific weather information for sunset
would assist you in your planning?
In
addition, we are considering several new services using new technologies
installed at the National Weather Service in Key West to support
the NOAA ALL Hazards Weather Radio program since autumn 1999.
We may consider weekly forums including "Ask a Meteorologist...",
a specific marine-oriented program addressing concerns of all
who depend on coastal waters weather services, and frequent, live
broadcasts to provide highly-detailed, critical information when
hazardous weather threatens the Keys.
Please
write our Warning Coordination
Meteorologist to share your comments and concerns about our
weather broadcasts.
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