FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Updated - Satellite Coordinates
May 1, 2000

MEDIA ADVISORY

NOAA and FEMA TO HOLD HURRICANE SEASON OPENING NEWS CONFERENCE

With hurricane season approaching, NOAA's National Weather Service will unveil the year 2000 hurricane season outlook. NOAA and FEMA experts will explain the outlook and the potential impacts on the United States.

WHAT: A news conference on hurricane season outlook and damage mitigation efforts.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 10, 10:30 a.m. EDT

WHERE: Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution, NW, Room 4830

WHO: Dr. D. James Baker, NOAA administrator
James Lee Witt, FEMA director
Brig. Gen. Jack Kelly (ret.), National Weather Service director
Max Mayfield, NOAA's National Hurricane Center acting director

Satellite Coordinates: Wednesday, May 10, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EDT
Satellite: PANAMSAT
Transponder: SBS6-15
Band: Ku
Orbital Position: 74 Degrees
Bandwidth: 43MHz
Uplink Frequency: 14368 MHz (V)
Downlink Frequency: 12068 MHz (H)
Audio: 6.8 and 6.4
Coverage: 50 States

The news conference will be webcast beginning at 10:30 a.m. at http://hurricanes.noaa.gov

Media Contact:
For more information please contact Curtis Carey, (301) 713-0622 or Frank Lepore, (305) 229-4404

Relevant Web Sites:

Hurricanes: Nature's Greatest Storms

NOAA's National Hurricane Center