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Issued by NWS Elko, NV

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
832 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL
WILL PARTNER FOR THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK MAY 18-24. THE WEEK
WILL HIGHLIGHT RELEVANT WEATHER AND SAFETY-SPECIFIC PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE RECREATIONAL BOATING PUBLIC. TODAY`S TOPIC
FOCUSES ON THE USE OF EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATING RADIO
BEACONS.

EMERGENCY BEACONS...THROUGH THE WORLDWIDE...OFFERED SERVICE OF
COSPAS-SARSAT...AID IN THE DETECTION...LOCATION AND SEARCH AND
RESCUE (SAR) OF BOATS...AIRCRAFT...AND PEOPLE IN DISTRESS.

BEACONS DESIGNED FOR SHIPS AND BOATS ARE CALLED EMERGENCY POSITION
INDICATING RADIO BEACONS. WHEN ACTIVATED MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY
UPON IMMERSION...EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATING RADIO BEACONS SEND
OUT DISTRESS SIGNALS...WHICH ARE MONITORED WORLDWIDE BY SATELLITES.
EXCEPT FOR THE EXPENSE OF BUYING A BEACON...THIS SYSTEM IS
FREE.

FOR ADDITIONAL SAFE BOATING...SOME PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS ARE
DESIGNED FOR USE IN WATER AND MAY BE ATTACHED TO LIFE VESTS. ALL 406
MHZ BEACONS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WITH NOAA. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR EMERGENCY BEACONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.SARSAT.NOAA.GOV

THIS MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL
AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...REMINDING YOU THAT SAFE BOATING
WEEK IS MAY 18TH THROUGH MAY 24TH.

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MICHAEL FITZSIMMONS
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ELKO, NEVADA
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