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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
437 PM EST TUE NOV 27 2007

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE CHRISTMAS GIFT TO SUIT 
ANYONE...WHY NOT CONSIDER GETTING THEM A NOAA WEATHER RADIO. THESE 
SPECIALLY EQUIPPED RADIOS KEEP EVERYONE IN TUNE WITH THE LATEST 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. IT BROADCASTS THE LATEST WEATHER 
WATCHES...WARNINGS...FORECASTS AND CURRENT CONDITIONS...24 HOURS A 
DAY...FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. THESE RADIOS 
ARE A PERFECT GIFT FOR HUNTERS...FISHERMAN AND MARINERS. 

THEY ARE GREAT FOR THE HOUSE WHERE YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE FORECAST IN 
THE MORNING WHEN GETTING READY FOR WORK OR GETTING THE KIDS READY 
FOR SCHOOL. KEEP THE RADIOS IN YOUR BEDROOM AND BE WARNED AT NIGHT 
ON IMPENDING SEVERE WEATHER IN OR NEAR YOUR AREA. MANY OF THE RADIOS 
CAN NOW BY PROGRAMMED TO ONLY RECEIVE WARNINGS THAT YOU CARE ABOUT. 
THINK OF THEM AS YOUR OWN PERSONAL TORNADO SIREN.  

THE BROADCAST INCLUDES CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SURROUNDING 
AREAS AND FORECAST TEMPERATURES AND RAIN CHANCES FOR THE NEXT 7 
DAYS.  FOR MARINERS AND BEACHGOERS...THE BROADCAST GIVES CURRENT AND 
FORECAST WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN CHARLESTON HARBOR AND THE NEARBY 
ATLANTIC WATERS...PREDICTED TIDES...AND SEASONAL BEACH FORECASTS.  
MARINE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ALSO BROADCAST TO KEEP BOATERS SAFE.

WEATHER RADIOS RANGE IN PRICE ANYWHERE FROM 25 DOLLARS FOR A SMALL 
PORTABLE RADIO..UP TO 80 DOLLARS FOR A PROGRAMMABLE DESK TOP 
VERSION. THEY CAN BE PURCHASED AT MANY STORES THAT SELL RADIOS AND 
OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS TO WHICH TYPE 
OF RADIO SUITS YOUR NEEDS...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS

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