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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE IDAHO
520 AM MDT SAT OCT 25 2008
...ENJOY THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS
WINTER...BUT WATCH THE WEATHER...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES...COVERED
EARLIER DURING THIS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK. SAFETY
TIPS WERE ALSO PASSED ALONG. ALWAYS CHECK THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE HEADING OUT AND TAKE THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WARNINGS SERIOUSLY.
BEFORE WINTER WEATHER THREATENS THIS SEASON...YOU SHOULD
PREPARE A WINTER SAFETY KIT FOR YOUR VEHICLES. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED WITH YOUR VEHICLE...RUN THE MOTOR ABOUT TEN
MINUTES EACH HOUR FOR HEAT...BUT KEEP THE WINDOW OPEN A
LITTLE...AND KEEP THE EXHAUST PIPE CLEAR TO AVOID CARBON
MONOXIDE POISONING. MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE TO RESCUERS BY
TURNING ON YOUR DOME LIGHT AT NIGHT WHILE RUNNING THE MOTOR.
AVOID OVEREXERTION WHEN OUTDOORS. HEART ATTACKS CAN KILL
DURING AND AFTER STORMS...BECAUSE SHOVELING SNOW OR FREEING STUCK
VEHICLES CAN BE VERY STRESSFUL. PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES USED
INDOORS HAVE KILLED OR SICKENED MANY PEOPLE FROM CARBON MONOXIDE.
ONLY USE APPROVED PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES INDOORS AND FOLLOWING
INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
A VALUABLE COMPANION WHEN HEADING OUT THIS COLD SEASON IS A
BATTERY POWERED NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE VOICE OF THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IT PROVIDES YOU WITH THE
LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. YOU CAN PURCHASE
THESE RADIOS AT YOUR LOCAL ELECTRONICS OR DEPARTMENT STORE
AND ALSO ON THE INTERNET.
USE THE 511 PHONE AND INTERNET TRAVELER INFORMATION SERVICE
PROVIDED BY STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS FOR WEATHER
RELATED ROAD CONDITIONS...ROAD WORK...COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
RESTRICTIONS...AND ROAD CLOSURES.
FINALLY...IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER
SAFETY...WINTER WEATHER BROCHURES...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR NEAREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE BY
PHONE OR AT WEATHER.GOV.
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS YEARS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS
WEEK. WE HOPE THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL FOR YOU.
THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE STAFF AND YOUR LOCAL AND STATE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
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