Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
732 NOUS46 KLOX 031717 PNSLOX Public Information Statement National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1015 AM PDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...Upcoming Improvements to Santa Barbara County NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters... Updating from the previous statement, the start of the transmitter work has been delayed from Monday to Wednesday. Improvements are coming to the NOAA Weather Radio for residents in Santa Barbara County and mariners offshore. Beginning Wednesday, October 9th, the National Weather Service will be performing maintenance on the land based and marine based NOAA Weather Radio transmitters in the Santa Barbara area. These improvements will focus on service reliability and continuity of operations during hazardous weather. Between Monday, October 9th and Wednesday, October 11th, NOAA Weather Radio stations, KIH34 on a frequency of 162.400 megahertz, and WWF62 on a frequency of 162.475 megahertz will be out of service. Due to the work that needs to be completed, there is a high chance that the transmitter will be down for next weeks NOAA Weather Radio weekly test. For the latest weather forecast and hazard information, residents and mariners can tune to an alternate weather frequency (if available), call our office at (805) 988-6610, monitor weather.gov on the internet, or utilize smartphone applications, such as the FEMA app. We apologize for any inconvenience. $$ Hall/RK