GPSrChive Rino - NOAA SAME Weather Alerts

Weather Alerts

Many Garmin Rino GPSr are capable of receiving NOAA Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) Weather Alerts.
Weather Alerts are enabled/disabled in the Radio page setup menu.
Weather Alert channels can be configured in the Radio page setup menu.

NOAA Weather Radio Emergency Message Alerts

Message	Comments
Tornado Watch
Tornado Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Flood Watch
Flash Flood Warning
Special Marine Warning
Winter Storm Warning	Alert sent 6 AM to Midnight only
Blizzard Warning	Alert sent 6 AM to Midnight only
Ice Storm Warning	Alert sent 6 AM to Midnight only
High Wind Warning
Various Non-Weather Hazards	See chart below
Weekly and Monthly Test	Some NWR models do not use audio alerts for tests

NOAA Weather Radio Non-Weather Emergency Message Alerts

EAS Event Code	Definition
ADR	Administrative Message
CAE¹	Child Abduction Emergency (Amber Alert)
CDW	Civil Danger Warning
CEM	Civil Emergency Message
EQW	Earthquake Warning
EVI	Evacuation Immediate
FRW	Fire Warning
HMW	Hazardous Materials Warning
LAE	Local Area Emergency
LEW	Law Enforcement Warning
NUW	Nuclear Power Plant Warning
RHW	Radiological Hazard Warning
SPW	Shelter in Place Warning
TOE	911 Telephone Outage Emergency

¹ Not broadcast on weather radio in Wisconsin