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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
415 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005

...YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE...

WHAT:         NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPEN HOUSE

WHEN:         SUNDAY, JULY 10TH FROM 10 AM TO 3:30 PM

WHERE:        BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB
              BUILDING NWS ONE
              175 BROOKHAVEN AVENUE
              UPTON, NY  11973

THEME:        THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE GLORIA

ACTIVITIES:   30 MINUTE TOURS OF OUR FACILITY

              15 MINUTE PRESENTATIONS ON HURRICANES

              SEVERAL EXHIBITS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN

              FREE EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

              3:30 PM WEATHER BALLOON LAUNCH

 
THIS ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE IS PART OF BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY'S 
SUMMER SUNDAY TOURS.

A VISIT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IS THE MAIN FEATURE OF 
THE DAY. TO LEARN ABOUT THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY YOUR LOCAL U.S. 
GOVERNMENT NWS OFFICE, VISIT US ON SUNDAY, JULY 10TH. YOU CAN GET A 
FIRST HAND LOOK AT THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY USED TO OBSERVE AND 
FORECAST WEATHER, INCLUDING THE ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE 
PROCESSING SYSTEM AND OUR DOPPLER RADAR. WATCH A LIVE LAUNCH OF A 
RADIOSONDE CARRIED BY A WEATHER BALLOON, AND LEARN HOW THIS DATA 
CONTRIBUTES TO THE FORECAST PROCESS.

THERE WILL BE MANY EXHIBITS THAT YOU CAN VISIT. CHILDREN CAN VISIT 
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLE, AND OUR NEW 
CHILDREN'S EXHIBIT. VISIT OUR TENT TO LEARN ALL ABOUT HURRICANES, 
INCLUDING MANY COLORFUL POSTERS THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED.

ADMISSION IS FREE AND NO RESERVATIONS ARE NEEDED. OUR LAST OFFICE 
TOUR WILL BEGIN AROUND 2:45 PM...WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE 3:30 
PM WEATHER BALLOON LAUNCH. ALL VISITORS AGE 16 AND OVER MUST BRING 
THEIR PHOTO IDENTIFICATIONS TO BE ALLOWED ON SITE.

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