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[.] This is the voice of CRS.
[.] I am speaking in one of the computer synthesized voices, you will hear on on NOAA Weather Radio in the future.
[.] I look forward to providing you with quicker watches and warnings, in order to protect you and your property, from the effects of severe weather and other natural disasters.
[.] Be sure to tell your friends and neighbors, about the changes in the NOAA Weather Radio, and how I can save lives in the event of an emergency.
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[.] This NOAA Weather Radio broadcast site...is automating its' broadcast function...as part of the National Weather Service modernization effort.
[.] As such...more sophisticated scheduling of broadcast information, will be developed over the next several months.
[.] Certain information...such as the local forecast...may be cycled to broadcast more often...or scheduled to play near a clock mark, such as every 15 minutes
[.] Specialized information broadcasts...such as river level information and recreational forecasts...may be scheduled for broadcast in a more effective pattern...to suit to individual users.
[.] This scheduling innovation...will result in a finely tailored NOAA Weather Radio broadcast more finely tuned...to best suit the needs of our listeners.
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[.] This message is for all listeners of NOAA Weather Radio.
[.] This station is in the process, of automating the NOAA Weather Radio broadcast, in concert with the overall modernization of the National Weather Service.
[.] This automation system, is a vital link in the National Weather Service Modernization effort.
[.] It will provide capabilities for complex scheduling automation, along with synthesized voice capability.
[.] During this implementation, the Hourly Weather Roundup, and the Climate Summary, will at times be broadcast using this synthesized voice.
[.] Efforts are ongoing to make this voice as human sounding as possible.
[.] We will also begin to adjust the scheduling of information, to best suit your preferences.
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[.] This is a reminder, to NOAA Weather Radio listeners.
[.] This station is implementing a new system, which automates the NOAA Weather Radio voice, and broadcast programming.
[.] This system is known as CRS, or the Console Replacement System, as it will be replacing our current equipment.
[.] This is part of the nationwide implementation of CRS, which serves as a vital link in the National Weather Service modernization effort.
[.] Automation of the NOAA Weather Radio broadcast, will releeve weather office staff, so they may perform other critical forecast and warning functions.
[.] As part of this test, the Hourly Weather Roundup, and the climate summaries, will be produced using the automated voice technology.
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[.] This is NOAA Weather Radio.
[.] As part of the modernization of the National Weather Service, the NOAA Weather Radio network transmitter coverage, is being increased, and its' mission expanded, to include support of an all-hazards dissemination system.
[.] With this expansion, the NOAA Weather Radio, will potentially reach the largest number of people, with life-saving warnings, through the new Emergency Alert System.
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[.] This is the voice of CRS.
[.] As a NOAA Weather Radio listener, you are probably aware that the National Weather Service has been undergoing a major modernization program, for the past several years.
[.] Modernization is designed to improve our ability to provide more timely and accurate weather warnings and forecasts.
[.] An example of the new modernized technology, is the high resolution Doppler radar, now in use at our offices.
[.] Another part of the continuing modernization, includes the installation of new broadcast equipment, to automate our NOAA Wehtaher Radio system.
[.] This system is called the Console Replacement System, or CRS.
[.] CRS is a computer-based broadcasting console, that automatically translates written National Weather Service forecasts and warnings, into synthesized voice for broadcast.
[.] CRS broadcasts critical warnings and emergency information, faster than ever before!
[.] Since the time-consuming process of manual broadcast recording for transmitters, is eliminated, weather office staff will be able to concentrate on other critical functions.
[.] Those functions include monitoring the radar, analyzing storms, and providing you the latest and most accurate weather information.