NOTICE

These resources are provided to increase our customers' hurricane awareness. However, as these resources are links to websites outside the control of Maxim Industries, we cannot assume responsibility for their accuracy or content.

Maxim Hurricane Planning Information

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Know if you live in an Evacuation Area.

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Know your home's vulnerability to storm surge, flooding and wind.

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Have a Written Plan based on this knowledge and keep important papers ready

(passports, birth certificates, etc.) in case you need to collect them quickly in an evacuation.

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At the beginning of hurricane season, check your supplies (Supply List Link), replace batteries and use food stocks on a rotating basis.

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During hurricane season, monitor the tropics. Monitor NOAA Weather Radio.

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If a storm threatens, heed the advice from local authorities. Evacuate if ordered.

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Execute your Family Plan and your Pet Plan.

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Make sure your home or business uses only Maxim Skylights for the maximum protection available.

Click here for other natural disaster brochures, including the Hurricane Brochure above, from NOAA

National Hurricane Center Advisories & Information

May 22, 2007 — Experts at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center are projecting a 75 percent chance that the Atlantic Hurricane Season will be above normal this year—showing the ongoing active hurricane era remains strong. With the start of the hurricane season upon us, NOAA recommends those in

hurricane-prone regions to begin their preparation plans.

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National Hurricane Center Preparedness Information

The goal of this Hurricane Preparedness Web site is to inform the public about the hurricane hazards and provide knowledge which can be used to take ACTION. This information can be used to save lives at work, home, while on the road, or on the water.

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NOAA Weather Radio Service

Known as the "Voice of NOAA's National Weather Service," NWR is provided as a public service by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), part of the Department of Commerce. NWR includes more than 940 transmitters , covering all 50 states, adjacent coastal waters, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Pacific Territories.

NOTE

NWR may require a special radio receiver or scanner capable of picking up the signal

Find out if this special radio is needed in your area BEFORE you may need to use it

Click the image below for a list of frequencies for your area

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scales
Category	Pressure (mb)	Winds (mph)	Surge (ft)
Depression	- -	<39	- -
Tropical Storm	- -	39-73	- -
Hurricane 1	> 980	74-95	4-5
Damage Expectation: Minimal Damage primarily to shrubbery, trees, foliage and unanchored mobile homes. No real damage to other structures.
Hurricane 2	965-980	96-110	6-8
Damage Expectation: Moderate Some trees blown down. Major damage to exposed mobile homes. Some damage to roofing materials, windows and doors.
Hurricane 3	945-965	111-130	9-12
Damage Expectation: Extensive Large trees blown down. Mobile homes destroyed. Some structural damage to roofing materials of buildings. Some structural damage to small buildings.
Hurricane 4	920-945	131-155	13-18
Damage Expectation: Extreme Trees blown down. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Extensive damage to roofing materials, windows and doors. Complete failure of roofs on many small residences.
Hurricane 5	< 920	> 155	> 18
Damage Expectation: Catastrophic Complete failure of roofs on many residences and industrial buildings. Extensive damage to windows and doors. Some complete building failure is to be expected.

Other Useful Hurricanes Websites
LINKS TO NOAA WEATHER & HURRICANE WEBSITES
National Weather Service:	www.nws.noaa.gov
National Hurricane Center:	www.nhc.noaa.gov
Central Pacific Hurricane Center:	www.nws.noaa.gov/pr/hnl/cphc/
LINKS TO LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) WEBSITES
NWS Eastern Region:	www.erh.noaa.gov
NWS Southern Region:	www.srh.noaa.gov
NWS Pacific Region:	www.nws.noaa.gov/pr
LINKS TO EMERGENCY INFORMATION WEBSITES
American Red Cross:	www.redcross.org
FEMA:	www.fema.gov
U.S. Geological Survey:	www.usgs.gov/hurricanes
HISTORICAL CLIMATE DATA
National Climatic Data Center:	www.ncdc.noaa.gov

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

Without regard to the information you may find on this or any other website; if you are not sure what to do,

you should call your local police department and/or evacuate yourself and family to a safe place immediately.