The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-08

required. In addition, the bu-
reau maintains an extensive wea-
ther-reporting service on ships at
sea, from which twice-daily re-
ports are received by radio. When
a tropical storm is in progress, re-
quests for special observations are
broadcast to all ships in the gem
eral area in which the storm is
located. Every available agen-
cy is used in the fullest possible
manner to secure information
with the greatest dispatch.
Distribution
Warnings and advices issued by
the weather bureau in connec-
tion with a tropical disturbance,
regardless of its intensity, are
given an immediate and extensive
distribution. They are telegraph
ed to weather bureau stations and
to numerous storm-warning dis
play points along the Gulf and
South Atlantic coasts, from which
further distribution is made by
telephone, telegraph, publication
in newspapers, radio broadcast,
and by posting of bulletins. The
information is given to. press as
sociations, which distribute it to
member newspapers in the regions
affected. Commercial and gov
eminent radio-telegraph stations
broadcast the information on
stated schedules for the informa-
tion of mariners and others equip
ed to receive such broadcasts. RAJ
do broadcasts by voice are made
from numerous radio stations in
South Atlantic and Gulf coast
areas. By these and other agen-
cies the official advices and warm
ings are disseminated speedily to-
all sections likely to be affected
and there is little reason for any
person living in those sections to
give cfedence to rumors and un-
official statements.
Advisory Messages
The first messages issued when
the center is a long distance away
are usually advisory" They
give the location, intensity; and
direction and speed of movement
of the disturbance, but are not
intended as warnings to persons
living in the areas in which adj
visory messages are distributed.
However, it is a notice that a
tropical disturbance exists in the
Gulf Of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, or
in the adjacent portion of the At
lantie Ocean, and all persons in
areas likely to be affected should
obtain by radio, printed bulletins,
or from the newspapers the latest
official information issued by the
weather bureau and keep in touch
with the situation until all pos
sibility of danger has passed.
Storm Warnings
The first warnings issued in
connection with q tropical dis
turbance are usually storm warm
ings. They contain information
as to the location, intensity, and
direction of movement of the dis
turbance and indicate that persons
in the areas in which storm warn
ings are specified are likely to
experience at least winds of con-
siderable force on the outer edges
of the storm. As long as the.
disturbance is still some distance
at sea, display of storm warnings
indicates that there is possibility
that the storm center may later
approach closely to any part OF
the area covered by the storm
warning display, with resultant
winds of great violence.
Hurricane Warnings
As soon as it becomes evident
that the storm center will reach
q certain section of the coast
line, hurricane warnings are hoist
ed over a comparatively restrict
ed area in which winds of hurri-
cane force are expected to pre-.
vail. Hurricane warnings are
given immediate distribution bv
every means available to the
weather bureau and through nu-
merous agencies that assist the
bureau in such emergencies.
Precautions
On receipt of advices and warn
ings issued by the Weather
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