NOAA's National Weather Service HeadlinesLatest weather and climate Headlines from NOAA's National Weather ServiceNeed Marine Forecasts Immediately Call Dial-A-Buoy.- July 7, 2004 Mariners can now hear the latest coastal and offshore weather observations via telephone through a service called Dial-A-Buoy. Dial-A-Buoy provides wind and wave measurements taken within the last hour at buoy and Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) stations located in the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes. To access Dial-A-Buoy, dial (228) 688-1948 using any touch tone phone and input station identifier information.http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dial.shtml Is Your Community StormReady- July 2, 2004 Americans live in the most severe weather-prone country on Earth. Each year, Americans cope with an average of 10,000 thunderstorms, 2,500 floods, 1,000 tornadoes, as well as an average of 6 deadly hurricanes. Communities can now rely on the National Weather Service's StormReady program to help them guard against the ravages of Mother Nature.http://www.stormready.noaa.gov/ |