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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1017 AM AST THU MAY 23 2013

...NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK 2013...UNDERSTANDING A MARINE
FORECAST...

UNDERSTANDING A MARINE FORECAST IS CRITICAL TO SAFE BOATING. WEATHER
AND WAVE CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE SUDDENLY...CATCHING BOATERS OFF GUARD
AND CREATING LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS. TAKE PARTICULAR NOTE OF ANY
CURRENT ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS...INCLUDING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES...
GALE OR STORM WARNINGS WHICH ALERT MARINERS TO EITHER HIGH WINDS OR
WAVES OCCURRING NOW OR FORECAST TO OCCUR UP TO 24 HOURS FROM NOW.
BEFORE SETTING OUT...OBTAIN THE LATEST MARINE FORECAST AND WARNING
INFORMATION FROM WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

SEVERAL DAYS AHEAD OF TIME YOU CAN BEGIN LISTENING FOR EXTENDED
OUTLOOKS WHICH GIVE GENERAL INFORMATION OUT TO THE NEXT FIVE DAYS
IN BOTH GRAPHICAL AND TEXT FORMAT.

THIS MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AND THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL. VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND THE NATIONAL SAFE
BOATING COUNCIL AT WWW.SAFEBOATINGCOUNCIL.ORG



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