[BC] NOAA/NWS--correction

[Larry Fuss]

Thanks Kevin.

LF

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 From: Clayborn, Kevin

Larry,

While you will no doubt make comment at any investigation, make sure you
don't ignore the political arm of things.

The NWS is part of NOAA which is led by Dr. Jane Lubchenco (202)
482-3436.
http://www.noaa.gov/lubchenco.html

The NOAA is part of the Department of Commerce which is a Cabinet level
Department, led by Sec. Gary Locke (202) 482-2112

Since American Samoa has voice but no vote in Congress, you may want to
try your member of Congress and Senate. Currently Nevada Senator Harry
Reid (D) is swinging a lot of clout with Obama administration. Explain
to his office how you are involved and ask them to listen. Kirk could
try the same with his Tenn. Senators.

Keep the fire hot. Get some of your media buddies in Vegas to "inquire"
at the Senator's Washington office about the tragedy. Especially if any
of them have network connections. (ABC, NBC, etc.)

Inquiring about the investigation with Dr. Lubchenco's office by the
media will keep the heat on as well.

Good Luck and I hope you can effect some change so others are not left
in harm's way by inaction.

Kevin Clayborn
North American Sales Manager
Orban
kevin at orban.com
C--602-617-8811
 

-----Original Message-----
Thanks.  34 lives were lost in American Samoa when the tsunami hit on
9/29.
The local NWS office, which can't seem to reliability initiate a RWT on
a
regular basis, dropped the ball.  Instead of sending a tsunami warning,
they
sent a test.  A such, it wasn't relayed.  My radio station, the LP-1,
initiated the warning on our own, but the delay may have accounted for
the
loss of several lives.  I've complained about the incompetence of the
Pago
Pago NWS office before, but this time, people died.  I intend to make an
issue of it.  Just another example of our tax dollars at work.

Larry