West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

Operations Manual

NOAA/NWS/WCATWC

910 South Felton Street

Palmer, Alaska 99645

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov

 

 

Section 5.4: Product Retrieval Methods

 

Last Updated: 2/2004

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WC/ATWC products are issued and can be retrieved by several different methods.  This section provides links to the different methods an emergency manager or individual may receive tsunami bulletins.  Many communities have developed local methods for disseminating the message; such as, sirens, automatic phone calls, local CB radio, etc.

 

National Weather Service Systems

ˇ        NOAA Weather Wire Service

ˇ        NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)

ˇ        EMWINŽ

ˇ        National Weather Service Forecast Office

ˇ        EMail

ˇ        WCATWC Web Page

 

State and Provincial Dissemination Systems

o        Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

o        British Columbia, Canada Provincial Emergency Program

o        Washington Emergency Management Division

o        Oregon Office of Emergency Management

o        California Office of Emergency Services

o        Hawaii Civil Defense

 

Federal Communications Commission

ˇ        Emergency Alert System

 

United States Coast Guard

ˇ        US Coast Guard Radio