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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 
128 PM EDT TUE DEC 12 2006

...NOAA WEATHER RADIOS MAKE GREAT HOLIDAY GIFTS...

WHEN THINKING OF THE PERFECT GIFT FOR SOMEONE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON... 
WHY NOT CONSIDER A NOAA WEATHER RADIO?  

NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...A COMPONENT OF THE NATIONAL 
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM...IS COMPRISED OF A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF 
MORE THAN 950 RADIO STATIONS.  THESE STATIONS ARE DIRECTLY LINKED 
WITH ONE OF THE 123 LOCAL OFFICES OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
AND PROVIDE A 24 HOUR BROADCAST OF WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS... 
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGES...AS WELL AS PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS. 

MANY OF THE RADIOS COME WITH A TONE ALARM FEATURE...WHICH WHEN 
ACTIVATED...WILL ALERT YOU IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.  
RADIOS COME IN MANY SIZES...BUT MOST ARE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CLOCK 
RADIO.  SMALLER PORTABLE RADIOS ARE GREAT FOR TRAVEL AND CAN MAKE 
FOR GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS. 

NOAA WEATHER RADIOS TYPICALLY RANGE IN PRICE FROM 20 TO 80 DOLLARS 
AND ARE AVAILABLE AT MANY ELECTRONIC RETAIL STORES...MARINE SUPPLY 
STORES...MAIL ORDER CATALOGS AND ON THE INTERNET.  THEY MAKE 
PARTICULARLY GREAT GIFTS FOR HUNTERS...FISHERMEN...OR ANYONE WHO 
ENJOYS THE OUTDOORS.  

TORNADOES...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND OTHER NON-WEATHER RELATED 
EMERGENCIES CAN STRIKE AT ANY TIME...DAY OR NIGHT.  NOAA WEATHER 
RADIOS WILL PROVIDE ADVANCE WARNING OF SUCH EMERGENCIES...HELPING TO 
ENSURE THE PEOPLE THAT MEAN THE MOST TO YOU ARE BETTER INFORMED AND 
PROTECTED. 

MORE INFORMATION ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS CAN BE OBTAINED 
AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE... WEATHER.GOV/NWR 

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