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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
140 PM CST WED NOV 28 2007

...2007 SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY...

...SKYWARN HAM OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY DECEMBER 1ST 9 AM UNTIL 3 PM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN
THE 2007 SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY.  THE EVENT WILL BEGIN FRIDAY
EVENING, NOVEMBER 30TH AT 600 PM, AND LAST THROUGH 600 PM SATURDAY
DECEMBER 1, 2007.  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM WILL
HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE FROM 900 AM UNTIL 300 PM ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 1,
2007 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS EVENT.  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE HAM COMMUNITY
PROVIDES DURING ADVERSE WEATHER.  ALL SKYWARN HAM OPERATORS AND THEIR
FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO STOP BY.  ADDITIONALLY, ALL SKYWARN HAM
OPERATORS ARE WELCOMED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH OTHER SKYWARN HAM
OPERATORS NATIONALLY AND INTER-NATIONALLY WITH THE RADIOS LOCATED IN
OUR SKYWARN HAM CUBICLE.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS
WILL CONDUCT OFFICE TOURS FOR THOSE INTERESTED DURING THE OPEN HOUSE.

SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY WAS DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AND THE AMATEUR RADIO RELAY LEAGUE TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS
THAT SKYWARN WEATHER SPOTTERS MAKE TO PUBLIC SAFETY.  SPOTTERS, USING
AMATEUR RADIO, REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS TORNADOES AND DAMAGING
WIND TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.  THE METEOROLOGISTS USE
THESE REPORTS IN PREPARING OR VERIFYING SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS.

DIRECTIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CENTRAL ALABAMA,

COMING SOUTH ON I-65 FROM BIRMINGHAM...

1. TAKE EXIT 234 SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT
2. WHEN TAKING THIS EXIT, YOU WILL GET OVER IN THE FAR RIGHT HAND
   LANE. STAY IN THIS LANE AS IT CONTINUES TO BEAR TO THE RIGHT.
3. 0.2 MILE DOWN THIS ROAD, WHICH IS SHELBY COUNTY 87, STOP AT
   STOP SIGN.
4. CONTINUE GOING STRAIGHT, ROAD BECOMES SHELBY WEST PARKWAY.
5. CONTINUE ON SHELBY WEST PARKWAY FOR 0.4-0.5 MILES, UNTIL
   YOU REACH FIRST ROAD ON LEFT, AIRPORT WAY.
6. MAKE A LEFT ONTO AIRPORT WAY.
7. CONTINUE 0.1 MILE AND CROSS WEATHERVANE ROAD.
8. PARK IN FRONT PARKING LOT.

COMING NORTH ON I-65 FROM BIRMINGHAM...

1. TAKE EXIT 234 SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT.
2. AT THE TOP OF THE EXIT, MAKE LEFT AND GO OVER BRIDGE.
3. BEAR TO YOUR RIGHT ONTO SHELBY WEST PARKWAY.
4. CONTINUE ON SHELBY WEST PARKWAY FOR 0.4-0.5 MILES, UNTIL YOU
   REACH FIRST ROAD ON LEFT, AIRPORT WAY.
5. MAKE A LEFT ONTO AIRPORT WAY.
6. CONTINUE 0.1 MILE AND CROSS WEATHERVANE ROAD.
7. PARK IN FRONT PARKING LOT.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT, VISIT THE NATIONAL
SKYWARN RECOGNITION DAY WEBSITE AT

HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/HAMRADIO/INDEX.PHP

OR CONTACT NWS BIRMINGHAM'S WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST (WCM)
JASON B. WRIGHT AT

JASON.B.WRIGHT@NOAA.GOV

OR (205) 664-7954.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING AMATEUR RADIO PROGRAM
OPERATIONS AT THE NWS BIRMINGHAM OFFICE,

EMAIL RTHOMAS@ALERT-ALABAMA.ORG.

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