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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—UPDATE WITH SATELLITE COORDINATES
May 13, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY
NOAA OFFICIALS TO ANNOUNCE 2005 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON OUTLOOK
Event Kicks Off National Hurricane Preparedness Week
WHAT: Representatives from NOAA and hurricane preparedness partner organizations will kick off National Hurricane Preparedness Week with the release of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook.
WHAT: News conference opens the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season by:
Issuing NOAA's 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
Announcing Presidential Proclamation for National Hurricane Preparedness Week
NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft—the WP-3 Orion and Gulfstream IV—will be on site.
WHEN: Monday, May 16, 2005, 11:30 a.m. CDT
SATELLITE COORDINATES
Satellite: IA6, Transponder 5 (c-band)
Downlink frequency: 3800 MHz Vertical
Audio: 6.2 and 6.8
Trouble contact (202) 997-4165
WHERE: Stennis International Airport
Bay St. Louis, Miss.
The airport is one mile north of the Interstate 10 interchange with Mississippi highway 603.
WHO: Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.), undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator
Michael D. Brown, undersecretary of homeland security for emergency preparedness and response and director, FEMA
Brigadier General David L. Johnson, USAF (Ret.), assistant administrator for Weather Services and director, NOAA National Weather Service
Max Mayfield, director, NOAA National Hurricane Center
Relevant Web Sites:
NOAA Hurricane Center
NOAA Hurricanes Page
National Hurricane Preparedness Week
Media Contact:
Frank Lepore, NOAA Hurricane Center, (305) 229-4404