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As the "voice of the National Weather Service",
NOAA Weather Radio provides broadcasts
of the latest warnings, advisories, forecasts, and observations, 24 hours
a day, every day. Five weather radio transmitters broadcast weather information to the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay Area. They include:
- North Bay Area broadcast (WZ2504)
transmitting from Sonoma County at 162.475 MHz - map of coverage area
- San Francisco Bay Area broadcast (KHB-49)
transmitting from Mt. Pise at 162.40 MHz - map of coverage area
- San Jose / Monterey Bay Area broadcast (KEC-49)
transmitting from Mt. Umunhum at 162.55 MHz - map of coverage area
- Big Sur broadcast
transmitting near Post Ranch Inn at 162.475 MHz - map of coverage area
- SF/Monterey Bay Area Marine broadcast (WWF-64)
transmitting from Mt. Umunhum at 162.45 MHz - map of coverage area
- East Bay broadcast (KZZ-75)
transmitting from Mt. Diablo at 162.425 MHz - map of coverage area
- North Bay Marine broadcast (KDX-54)
transmitting from Big Rock Ridge at 162.50 MHz - map of coverage area
To report a NWR Transmitter problem click here
NOAA Weather radio broadcasts are made on frequencies in the high band FM
ranging from 162.400 to 162.550 MHz. Unfortunately these frequencies are
not found on the average home radio now in use. However, a number of radio
manufacturers offer special weather radios that operate on these frequencies.
Some of these radios offer a special tone alert feature which automatically
sounds a loud tone and turns the radio on when life and/or property are
in danger. The NWR weather warning signals from the NWS offices nationwide
now are transmitted with WRSAME
technology which allow for the warning of just one county instead of the
entire broadcast area. |
www.weather.gov 
