In article xq%re.122720$sy6.18607@lakeread04,
"Glenn Ashmore" wrote:

(d) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DISCLOSURES- An officer, employee, or
agent of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
National Weather Service, or any other department or agency of the
United States who by reason of that status comes into possession of
any weather data, information, guidance, forecast, or warning

emphasis:

that might influence or affect the market value of any product,
service, commodity, tradable, or business may not--

(1) willfully impart, whether directly or indirectly, such weather
data, information, guidance, forecast, or warning, or any part
thereof,

Emphasis:

before the issuance of such weather data, information, guidance,
forecast, or warning to the public under subsection (c); or

The way I read this even the Navy would have to encode their
broadcasts to keep us from using them. Also no NWS people could
speak at any cruising association meeting.

Naaah, it just means they can't play favorites.

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Jere Lull
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