KEC49 (sometimes referred to as Monterey All Hazards) is a NOAA Weather Radio station that serves Monterey, California and vicinity including some parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and can be heard 40 miles into the Pacific Ocean. It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast office in Monterey with its transmitter located atop McQueen Ridge near Mount Umunhum. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.