R 101320Z OCT 12

ALCOAST 452/12
COMDTNOTE 5728
SUBJ: SEASON ONE PREMIERE OF COAST GUARD FLORIDA ON THE WEATHER
CHANNEL
1. This ALCOAST alerts all service members to the forthcoming season
premiere of COAST GUARD FLORIDA. Season one of the prime time
television show will premiere on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 on The
Weather Channel network. Please check local listings to confirm the
exact time.
2. The popular and critically acclaimed COAST GUARD ALASKA is
currently in its third filming season in the District Seventeen area
of responsibility (AOR) through May 2013. The show has reached more
than 10 million U.S. viewers. The continued success of this series
led to the production of another reality-documentary show focused
exclusively on the U.S. Coast Guard. The Weather Channel purchased
thirteen one-hour episodes of COAST GUARD FLORIDA and this new show
is currently filming in the District Seven AOR through January 2013.
More information about the premiere will be posted on the Services
official blog, Coast Guard Compass. To view the Compass, please visit
www.uscg.mil.
3. COAST GUARD ALASKA and now COAST GUARD FLORIDA continue to provide
unprecedented exposure for our Service. This achievement is not
possible without the tremendous support of Coast Guard units
operating in the Seventh and Seventeenth Districts. On average it
takes roughly 300 minutes of filming to capture one minute of
finished production.
4. As Al Roker Entertainment and the Weather Channels understanding
of the Coast Guard increases, the creativity of covering different
missions and telling our story through the contributions of our
incredible shipmates has grown.
5. The debut of COAST GUARD FLORIDA provides a new venue to tell even
more of our story. The coverage gained through these projects is
representative of our entire Service, no matter which members,
communities, commands, assets, and missions are aired, the story
America sees is the story of their Coast Guard.
6. VADM J. P. Currier, Vice Commandant, Sends
7. Internet Release Authorized.