1. National Weather Service Southern Region Headquarters Michael A. Mach All-Hazards Radio Program Manager & Dissemination Meteorologist

2. NWS Southern Region

3. Emerging Generation of Receivers Extended ID3 Structure Emergency Alert Services  AMBER  Homeland Security Image and graphical transfer capabilities

4. NWS Southern Region NWR Receiver Types SAME based – bursts of digital code - Specifies message originator - Indicates type of hazards message - states geographical area Warning Alarm Tone - 1050 Hz tone

5. NWS Southern Region NWS Watches and Warnings

6. NWS Southern Region All-Hazards Info In Your Car Simple Text Services

7. NWS Southern Region Automotive Devices Radios All-Hazards Radio Delivered By A Variety of Wireless Devices and Receivers PDAs eTablets Smart Phones GPS Units Telematics

8. NWS Southern Region Spanish NWR in El Paso, TX FPUS54 KEPZ 011052 LOC ZFPSPN PRODUCTO DEL PRONÓSTICO POR ZONAS FOR SOUTHWEST-SOUTHCENTRAL NM-FAR WEST TEXAS SERVICIO NACIONAL METEOROLÓGGICO DE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 350 AM MST MARTES 1 DE MARZO 2005 TXZ055-020400- EL PASO-INCLUYENDO EL MUNICIPIO DE...EL PASO 350 AM MST MARTES 1 DE MARZO 2005. HOY...MAYORMENTE SOLEADO. MÁXIMAS ALREDEDOR DE 69 GRADOS. LOS VIENTOS DEL SUROESTE 10 A 15 MILLAS POR HORA Y CAMBIARÁN DE PUESTO AL EL NOROESTE EN LA TARDE..ESTA NOCHE...MAYORMENTE DESPEJADO. LAS MÍNIMASALREDEDOR DE 35 GRADOS. LOS VIENTOS DEL OESTEALREDEDOR DE 10 MILLAS POR HORA EN EL ATARDECERY ESTARÁN LEVES Y VARIABLE..MIÉRCOLES...NUBOSIDAD CRECIENTE. LAS MÁXIMASALREDEDOR DE 70. EL VIENTO LEVE Y VARIABLE QUESOPLARÁ DEL NOROESTE ALREDEDOR DE 10 MILLAS POR LEVE Y VARIABLE QUESOPLARÁ DEL NOROESTE ALREDEDOR DE 10 MILLAS POR HORA EN LA TARDE. HORA EN LA TARDE.

9. NWS Southern Region All Hazards Radio Federal, State and Local Civil Emergency Messages affecting populace Nuclear, Chemical, Biological, Terrorist threats, Wildfire, Amber Alerts, etc. Initiated/Authenticated at State/Local levels All-Hazards Radio - input to EAS for mass public dissemination

10. NWS Southern Region Evacuations Immediate - EVI U.S. 1, Florida Keys Howard Franklin Bridge, Pinellas County Florida

11. NWS Southern Region Shelter In Place Warning - SPW

12. NWS Southern Region Civil Emergency Message

13. NWS Southern Region Hazardous Materials Warning

14. NWS Southern Region Non-Weather Related Emergency Messages 1. Administrative Message (ADR) 2. Avalanche Watch (AVA) 3. Avalanche Warning (AVW) 4. Child Abduction Emergency (CAE) 5. Civil Danger Warning (CDW) 6. Civil Emergency Message (CEM) 7. Earthquake Warning (EQW) 8. Evacuation Immediate (EVI) 9. Fire Warning (FRW) 10. Hazardous Materials Warning (HMW) 11. Law Enforcement Warning (LEW) 12. Local Area Emergency (LAE) 13. Network Message Notification (NMN) 14. Nuclear Power Plant Warning (NUW) 15. Radiological Hazard Warning (RHW) 16. Shelter in Place Warning (SPW) 17. 911 Telephone Outage Emergency (TOE) 18. Volcano Warning (VOW) NWS Website on EAS codes and Definitions: http://weather.gov/os/eas_codes.shtmlhttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/directives/010/pd01005018c.pdf

15. NWS Southern Region CEM GENERIC EXAMPLE CEM GENERIC EXAMPLE Product Format Description of Entry WOUS44 KOKC 291715(WMO Heading) CEMOKC(AWIPS ID) OKC013-019-021-029-031-053-055-091-291815-(UGC: C & Product expiration time) BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED(MND Broadcast Instruction) CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE(Product name or MND) OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Requesting Agency) RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN, OK(NWS Issuing Office) 1115 AM CST WED JAN 29 2003(Issuance time/date)...TRAIN DERAILMENT(Headline - Optional) THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST(Information Source) OF THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. [Remainder of text] $$(UGC Delimiter) MACH(Optional)

16. NWS Southern Region National Warning System that provides the President with the capability to address the nation during an emergency. FCC mandates all radio, TV, and cable systems have EAS equipment, monitor 2 EAS sources (NWR is one), and carry Presidential messages. EAS broadcasters voluntarily interrupt normal programming and/or place a “crawl” or icon near the edge of the TV. SECC’s and LECC’s establish guidelines for non-weather emergency messages (Child Abduction Emergency – CAE). EAS uses digital codes, identical to NWR SAME protocol, to identify key elements of a message to relay through radio, TV, and cable stations. NWR is an input to the FCC’s Emergency Alert System.

17. NWS Southern Region 925 NWR Stations On–Air Nationwide

18. NWS Southern Region NWR Radio Frequency Coverage

19. NWS Southern Region NWR Percent of Population Covered

20. NWS Southern Region NWR Stations Per State

21. NWS Southern Region O & M Costs Associated with Aging Equipment

22. NWS Southern Region

23. Future NWR Expansion Budget Considerations Budget Considerations Identify a course of action that will best serve the public, maintain the integrity of the existing NWR network, and eliminate the future prospect of NWR budget deficits Identify a course of action that will best serve the public, maintain the integrity of the existing NWR network, and eliminate the future prospect of NWR budget deficits Maintain good standing with the community and those with whom we have previously entered into agreements. Maintain good standing with the community and those with whom we have previously entered into agreements.

24. NWS Southern Region Future NWR Expansion NWS Coverage Goals Full Coverage of High Risk Areas Full Coverage of High Risk Areas 95 Percent of State Population Coverage 95 Percent of State Population Coverage NWR Expansion - O&M Costs Requires Annual O&M Budget Growth $250K Requires Annual O&M Budget Growth $250K Deficit will grow to $2.25M by FY09 Deficit will grow to $2.25M by FY09

25. NWS Southern Region Future NWR Expansion NWR Budget Options Immediately suspend all NWR expansion Limit NWR expansion & funding of O&M Services Continue to fund O&M Services for all new NWR stations

26. NWS Southern Region

27. Dissemination Issues / Challenges NWR: Terrestrial Circuits are Expensive and Problematic NWR: Terrestrial Circuits are Expensive and Problematic CRS: Soon to be Obsolete, Expensive to Replace in Current Form CRS: Soon to be Obsolete, Expensive to Replace in Current Form NWWS: Above Normal Costs to NWS and End Users NWWS: Above Normal Costs to NWS and End Users Only 13 of 122 NWS Sites Equipped Only 13 of 122 NWS Sites Equipped Homeland Security / EMs: Need Access to Address One or Homeland Security / EMs: Need Access to Address One or Multiple NWR Sites Multiple NWR Sites AWIPS: Costly Dial Back Up that Will Not Work During a Terrestrial AWIPS: Costly Dial Back Up that Will Not Work During a Terrestrial Cable Cut Cable Cut22

28. NWS Southern Region

29. When Disaster Strikes Tune to NOAA All-Hazards Radio

30. National Weather Service Southern Region Headquarters Michael A. Mach All-Hazards Radio Program Manager & Dissemination Meteorologist