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New Weather Forecast Services For
Sublette County
The National Weather Service has announced that two new weather
forecast services are now available for Sublette County. Chris Jones,
Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the Weather Forecast Office in
Riverton, Wyoming said, "We are very pleased to provide these new
services. They are the result of collaboration with our partners and input
from the public."
The National Weather Service recently installed a new
NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)
transmitter to service many of the communities in Sublette County. The
transmitter was installed on Mount Airy, west of Pinedale, and has been
operational sinc
e late
December, 2003. National Weather Service officials believe that residents in
Pinedale, Big Piney, Marbleton, Daniel, Cora, and Boulder should be able to
receive the NWR broadcast. The efforts of officials at KPIN Radio in Pinedale
and the Pinedale BLM office were instrumental in establishing the site.
"This transmitter will enable the National Weather Service to communicate
important weather and community safety information to residents of Sublette
County, day or night. A seven band NOAA Weather Radio, equipped with an
automatic alarm, can help protect families and their property by providing
warnings and other weather information 24 hours a day," said Joe Sullivan,
Meteorologist In Charge of the Riverton office. To receive up-to-the-minute
forecasts and warnings, residents of Sublette County can tune in NWR station
WNG-679 at 162.500 MHz.
NWR transmitters have an effective broadcast range of approximately 40 miles,
depending upon terrain and other atmospheric factors. As the voice of the
National Weather Service, NWR provides the quickest access to severe weather and
flood warnings, as well as important weather information and forecasts, around
the clock, 365 days a year. NWR is an all hazards communication system that can
be utilized to alert the public of civil emergencies, which require action on
the part of affected citizens. NWR is particularly valuable because it can be
remotely activated by the National Weather Service during impending or ongoing
critical weather for those customers who have specially equipped radios. A tone
alarm will activate the NWR receiver to alert the owner any time of the day or
night. NWR receivers are typically available at local electronics and discount
stores.
The NWS has also begun issuing a specific, detailed forecast for the Big
Piney-Marbleton Airport. The
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast, or TAF, provides important
weather
forecast information for the airport over a 24 hour period. The TAF is typically
used by aircraft pilots for flight planning purposes. Pilots flying between Rock
Springs and Jackson should benefit from the added weather forecast information.
The TAF is updated routinely every six hours and when significant changes
to the forecast weather conditions are expected.
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