Emergency Alert System Same Information | West Marine VHF580

Ch No.	RX Freq	TX Freq	Status	Name on display
85	161.8750	157.2750	Duplex	Marine operator
86	161.9250	157.3250	Duplex	Marine operator
87*	157.3750	157.3750	Simplex	Marine operator
88*	157.4250	157.4250	Simplex	Marine operator

*Channels 87 & 88 revert from duplex to simplex operation. AIS channels are not supported.

Weather Channels and Frequencies (US, CAN, and INT)

Ch No.	RX Freq	Name on display
WX01	162.5500	162.550 MHz
WX02	162.4000	162.400 MHz
WX03	162.4750	162.475 MHz
WX04	162.4250	162.425 MHz
WX05	162.4500	162.450 MHz
WX06	162.5000	162.500 MHz
WX07	162.5250	162.525 MHz
WX08	161.6500	161.650 MHz
WX09	161.7750	161.775 MHz
WX10	163.2750	163.275 MHz

Emergency Alert System (SAME) Information

Types of events

xx A WARNING is an event that alone poses a significant threat to public safety and/or property, probability of occurrence and location is high, and the onset time is relatively short.

xx A WATCH meets the classification of a warning, but either the onset time, probability of occurrance, or location is uncertain.

xx An EMERGENCY is an event that, by itself, would not kill or injure or do property damage, but indirectly may cause other things to happen that result in a hazard. For example, a major power or telephone loss in a large city alone is not a direct hazard, but disruption to other critical services could create a variety of conditions that could directly threaten public safety.

xx A STATEMENT is a message containing follow up information to a warning, watch, or emergency.

Event	SAME Code	Type
Blizzard Warning	BZW	Warning

Coastal Flood Watch	CFA	Watch
Coastal Flood Warning	CFW	Warning
Dust Storm Warning	DSW	Warning
Flash Flood Watch	FFA	Watch

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