NOAA'S National Weather Service Open House

Sunday - July 9, 2006

10 am to 330 PM

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

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THEME:

HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS

ACTIVITIES
30 MINUTE TOURS OF OUR FACILITY
NEW 15 MINUTE PRESENTATIONS ON HURRICANES IN BERKNER HALL
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. LEARN ABOUT THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY YOUR LOCAL U.S. GOVERNMENT NWS OFFICE. 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 THE SUFFOLK COUNTY OFFICE MOBILE COMMAND CENTER. THEY WILL SHOWCASE THEIR CAPABILITIES TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES.

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.

Brookhaven National Laboratory, home of six Nobel Prizes, is Open to the Public on Sundays, July 9 - August 20

Come Celebrate SCIENCE!