West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

Operations Manual

NOAA/NWS/WCATWC

910 South Felton Street

Palmer, Alaska 99645

Section 5.4: Product Retrieval Methods

Last Updated: 5/2007

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WCATWC 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, AHAB Radio, etc. Contact your local emergency management for dissemination methods within your community.

National Weather Service Systems

· NOAA Weather Wire Service

· NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)

· EMWIN®

· National Weather Service Forecast Offices

· Email/cell phone text messaging

· WCATWC Web Page

· RSS feed

State and Provincial Dissemination Systems

Federal Communications Commission

· Emergency Alert System

United States Coast Guard

· US Coast Guard Radio