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  PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
  600 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2009
  
  ...NEW YORK STATE DECLARES THIS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK... 
  
  PLEASE JOIN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE NEW YORK STATE 
  DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMISSION IN PROMOTING WINTER WEATHER 
  EDUCATION INCLUDING SAFETY.
  
  THE NWS WILL ISSUE A SERIES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS 
  STARTING MONDAY OCTOBER 26TH AT 6 AM. THESE STATEMENTS WILL HELP YOU 
  GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS AND HOW TO 
  PREPARE FOR THEM.
  
  ONE INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED EACH DAY AROUND 6 AM.
  
  TOPICS INCLUDE:
  
  WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS ON MONDAY.
  
  HEAVY SNOW EVENTS ON TUESDAY.
  
  ICE STORMS ON WEDNESDAY.
  
  WINTER FLOODS ON THURSDAY.
  
  WATCH...WARNING...AND ADVISORY CRITERIA ON FRIDAY.
  
  WINTER WEATHER REVIEW ON SATURDAY.
  
  THESE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED OVER 
  NWS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING OUR WEB PAGE AND NOAA WEATHER 
  RADIO. THEY WILL BE ISSUED UNDER THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL 
  ORGANIZATION AND FAMILY OF SERVICES PRODUCT IDENTIFIER NOUS41 KOKX.
  
  MONDAY'S STATEMENT COVERS WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS.
  
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