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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  
446 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
..THIS IS NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK  
 
NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK IS MAY 17 THROUGH MAY 23.  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL SAFE  
BOATING COUNCIL, A NOAA WEATHER-READY NATION AMBASSADOR AND UNITED  
STATES COAST GUARD TO HELP PROMOTE SAFE BOATING PRACTICES. THE  
COUNCIL OFFERS A WEALTH OF FREE RESOURCES SUCH AS INFOGRAPHICS,  
VIDEOS, AUDIO CLIPS, FACT SHEETS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND MUCH MORE. THESE  
RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT:  
HTTPS://SAFEBOATINGCAMPAIGN.COM/RESOURCES/  
 
DURING SAFE BOATING WEEK, NWS WILL SEND A PUBLIC INFORMATION  
STATEMENT AND BROADCAST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON NOAA WEATHER  
RADIO ALL HAZARDS. TOMORROW WILL FOCUS ON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
WATCHES, WARNINGS AND FORECASTS. MONDAY WILL FOCUS ON WHAT TO DO  
BEFORE YOU GO OUT. TUESDAY WILL FOCUS ON FOG, WEDNESDAY ON INLAND  
BOATING, AND THURSDAY ON COLD WATER SAFETY. FRIDAY WILL FOCUS ON  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
IN ADDITION TO THESE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND PUBLIC  
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, PLEASE CHECK OUT THE NWS NATIONAL SAFE  
BOATING WEEK WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/SAFEBOATING-WEEK,  
WHICH WILL TAKE YOU TO VARIOUS VIDEOS AND WEB SITES, HIGHLIGHTING  
ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND SAFE BOATING INFORMATION. THIS WEBSITE WILL  
ALSO BE HEADLINED ON THE NWS NEW YORK, NY HOMEPAGE AT...  
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/OKX/  
 
FINALLY, IF YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN IN A WEATHER-RELATED  
BOATING ACCIDENT, PLEASE SHARE YOUR STORY SO WE CAN PREVENT OTHERS  
FROM BECOMING A VICTIM. WHEN YOU WRITE, PLEASE NOTE THAT NWS HAS  
PERMISSION TO USE YOUR STORY AND, IF POSSIBLE, LET US KNOW THE TOWN  
AND STATE YOU WERE IN AND THE YEAR THE EVENT TOOK PLACE.  
 
TOMORROWS TOPIC COVERS MARINE WATCHES, WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FROM  
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
 
 
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