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National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska

Broadcast elements:

Hourly weather roundup: "Local observations at [time], on [date]..."

Hazardous weather outlook: "This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the National Weather Service office in Birmingham."

Forecast: "Here is the forecast for ______..." "The coastal waters forecast, for the following..."

KEC43 Anchorage 162.550 “Local observations at 10:00 AM, on [date]. At Anchorage… Birchwood… Elmendorf [detailed conditions]… Merrill Field… Palmer [detailed conditions]… Portage [detailed conditions]… Kenai…” “Here is the forecast for the Anchorage area…” “Here is the forecast for the Matanuska Valley…” “The coastal waters forecast, for the following…” (3/21)

KZZ98 Wasilla 162.400 “Local observations at 6 AM, on [date]. At Wasilla… Palmer… Anchorage [detailed conditions]… Talkeetna…” “Here is the forecast for the Anchorage area…” “Here is the forecast for the Matanuska Valley…” (11/11) In this case, only Anchorage was a detailed observation — Wasilla was not even though it comes first in the broadcast order.