000 NOUS44 KFWD 271715 PNSFWD TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-272000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1115 AM CST MON FEB 27 2006 ...WRITTEN BY NWS LUBBOCK TEXAS... ...CONTINUING SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN TEXAS... ...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR PERSONAL ALL HAZARDS WARNING SYSTEM... NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. WHETHER YOU ARE ON THE ROAD...OR IN YOUR HOME...SCHOOL OR PLACE OF WORK...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROADCASTS A CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF VALUABLE WEATHER INFORMATION TO YOU...24 HOURS A DAY...SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS A WORLD CLASS TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS WHO PRODUCE AND DELIVER QUALITY FORECASTS YOU CAN TRUST WHEN YOU NEED THEM MOST. NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS AN ALL HAZARDS PUBLIC ALERT SYSTEM INCLUDING... 1. THE VERY LATEST WEATHER STATEMENTS...WATCHES...AND WARNINGS 2. LOCATION...MOVEMENT...AND IMPACTS OF THREATENING WEATHER 3. CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOCAL FORECASTS 4. COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS FOR BOAT AND BEACH INTERESTS 5. CLIMATE DATA 6. ALL HAZARDS INFORMATION SUCH AS CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGES...AMBER ALERTS...AND IMPORTANT HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WORKS FOR YOU! WHEN SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES...WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITHIN THE LISTENING AREA WILL BE ALERTED ON YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. IN ADDITION...SPECIALLY EQUIPPED WEATHER RADIOS ALLOW YOU TO PROGRAM SPECIFIC COUNTIES THAT WILL TRIGGER AN ALARM WHEN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THIS SPECIFIC AREA MESSAGE ENCODER /SAME/ FUNCTION ALLOWS YOU TO PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IMPACTING YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION...VERSUS LOCATIONS NOT IN YOUR GENERAL AREA OF INTEREST. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INFORMATION AGE HAVE LED TO AN INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER. IF YOU ARE AWAY FROM YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO WHEN SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES...CRITICAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN EASILY BE RECEIVED THROUGH THE USE OF CELL PHONES... PAGERS...PDA/S...AND LAPTOP COMPUTERS. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HIGHLY RECOMMENDS EVERYONE HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO IN THEIR HOME...SCHOOL...AND BUSINESS. THESE LIFE- SAVING BROADCASTS CAN BE RECEIVED ON SEVEN FREQUENCIES BETWEEN 162.400 AND 162.550 MHZ UP TO 40 MILES FROM A TRANSMITTER SITE. NOAA WEATHER RADIOS ARE INEXPENSIVE AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT LOCAL ELECTRONIC STORES...DEPARTMENT STORES...AND FROM ONLINE STORES ON THE INTERNET. NOAA WEATHER RADIO MODELS WITH BATTERY BACKUP CAPABILITIES ARE RECOMMENDED IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE. TAKE ONE WITH YOU ON YOUR NEXT TRIP. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...CONTACT THE FORT WORTH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NWR ON THE INTERNET. $$