Weather Watch:  Weather Information on the Water

-David Schultz, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides
continuous broadcasts of weather observations, forecasts, watches, and
warnings via the NOAA Weather Radio.  Nearly 500 stations broadcast in
the 50 states, adjacent coastal waters, and other U.S. possessions.
Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) technology lets you preselect
specific counties for alerts that you want to receive. Radios can be
purchased at electronics or outdoor-equipment stores.  NOAA Weather
Radios should be as common as smoke detectors in homes and public
places, too.  For more information on NOAA Weather Radio, see
<http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/>.