NOUS41 KWBC 313724 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 120 PM EDT FRI AUG 31 2007 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PARTNERS AND OTHER USERS... NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: ROBERT J. MCLEOD CHIEF...AWARENESS BRANCH OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES SUBJECT: VOLUNTARY RECALL OF FOUR OREGON SCIENTIFIC WEATHER RADIO RECEIVERS OREGON SCIENTIFIC INCORPORATED...IN COOPERATION WITH THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION...IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING FOUR OF ITS WEATHER RADIO RECEIVERS. THE RECALLED PRODUCTS ARE MODEL NUMBERS WR103NX...WR108...WRB308...AND WRB308J. REFER TO THE MODEL NUMBER LISTED ON THE BACK CASING OF THE UNIT TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR PRODUCT IS AFFECTED. THE RADIOS ARE BEING RECALLED BECAUSE THEY COULD FAIL TO RECEIVE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERT SIGNALS IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT RELY ON THE RECALLED WEATHER RADIOS TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY ALERT INFORMATION. IF YOU OWN ONE OF THE AFFECTED RADIOS...YOU SHOULD CONTACT OREGON SCIENTIFIC FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RETURNING THE RADIO TO RECEIVE A FREE REPLACEMENT. OWNERS OF MODEL NUMBERS WR103NX...WR108...WRB308...OR WRB308J SHOULD CALL OREGON SCIENTIFIC AT 800-203-4921 BETWEEN 8 AM AND 5 PM PACIFIC TIME MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OR VISIT THE FIRM/S WEB SITE AT WWW2.OREGONSCIENTIFIC.COM /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/. THIS RECALL IS ONLY FOR THE OREGON SCIENTIFIC WEATHER RADIO RECEIVER MODELS LISTED ABOVE. INFORMATION ON THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/NWR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: ART KRAUS DISSEMINATION METEOROLOGIST SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-0090 X 161 ARTHUR.KRAUS@NOAA.GOV NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN