Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1015 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SAFE BOATING WEEK BEGINS TODAY MAY 18TH TO THE 24TH...

TODAY`S TOPIC IS THE USE OF LIFE JACKETS. BEFORE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
GET OUT ON THE WATER THIS YEAR...GRAB A LIFE JACKET AND WEAR IT.
NEARLY 85 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO DROWN WHILE BOATING WERE NOT WEARING
A LIFE JACKET.  WEARING A LIFE JACKET IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE
AND SIMPLE LIFE SAVING STRATEGIES FOR SAFE RECREATIONAL BOATING.
BOATERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A U.S. COAST GUARD APPROVED LIFE JACKET
ON BOARD FOR EVERY PASSENGER ON THEIR VESSEL.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HAZARDOUS WEATHER AND BOATING SAFETY...VISIT
THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/MARINE/SAFEBOATING
HTTP://WWW.SAFEBOATINGCAMPAIGN.COM
HTTP://WWW.SAFEBOATINGCOUNCIL.ORG/
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