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(also known as NOAA Weather Radio Specific Area Message Encoding
(NWR-SAME) Codes)

Weather-Related Events	NWR-SAME CODE
Blizzard Warning	BZW
Coastal Flood Watch	CFA
Coastal Flood Warning	CFW
Dust Storm Warning	DSW
Flash Flood Watch	FFA
Flash Flood Warning	FFW
Flash Flood Statement	FFS
Flood Watch	FLA
Flood Warning	FLW
Flood Statement	FLS
High Wind Watch	HWA
High Wind Warning	HWW
Hurricane Watch	HUA
Hurricane Warning	HUW
Hurricane Statement	HLS
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SVA
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SVR
Severe Weather Statement	SVS
Special Marine Warning	SMW
Special Weather Statement	SPS
Tornado Watch	TOA
Tornado Warning	TOR
Tropical Storm Watch	TRA
Tropical Storm Warning	TRW
Tsunami Watch	TSA
Tsunami Warning	TSW
Winter Storm Watch	WSA
Winter Storm Warning	WSW
Non-Weather-Related Events National Codes-Required	NWR-SAME CODE
Emergency Action Notification	EAN
Emergency Action Termination	EAT
National Information Center	NIC
State and Local Codes-optional	NWR-SAME CODE
Avalanche Watch	AVA
Avalanche Warning	AVW
Child Abduction Emergency	CAE
Civil Danger Warning	CDW
Civil Emergency Message	CEM
Earthquake Warning	EQW
Evacuation Immediate	EVI
Fire Warning	FRW
Hazardous Materials Warning	HMW
Law Enforcement Warning	LEW
Local Area Emergency	LAE
911 Telephone Outage Emerg	TOE
Nuclear Power Plant Warning	NUW
Radiological Hazard Warning	RHW
Shelter in Place Warning	SPW
Volcano Warning	VOW
Administrative Events	NWR-SAME CODE
Administrative Message	ADR
National Periodic Test	NPT
Network Message Notification	NMN
Practice/Demo Warning	DMO
Required Monthly Test	RMT
Required Weekly Test	RWT

New Naming Convention for EAS Event Codes

The FCC Report and Order which became effective May 16, 2002 establishes
naming conventions for the new and future EAS event codes. In most cases,
and for all future codes to be approved, the third letter of all hazardous state
and local event codes is will be limited to one of four letters:

"W" for WARNINGS
"A" for WATCHES
"E" for EMERGENCIES
"S" for STATEMENTS

The existing event codes for Tornado Warning (TOR), Severe Thunderstorm
Warning (SVR) and Evacuation Immediate (EVI) will not be changed to conform
to this naming convention.

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.

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

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.

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

SCN 04-10: NWS Implementation of New EAS Event Codes and SAME
Codes on NWR and EAS: Effective June 30, 2004