VoIP Hurricane Net Situation Report #3: Gustav, Hanna and Ike
Hello to all…
..VoIP Hurricane Net Deactivated to Informal Status for Any Residual Reports from Gustav, now a tropical storm, as well as for any reports from Hurricane Hanna over the Bahamas..
..Tropical Storm Ike forms over the open Atlantic. No threat to any land area until this weekend..
The VoIP Hurricane Net has been deactivated to Informal Status as any residual reports from Gustav, now a tropical storm, as well as for any reports from Hurricane Hanna over the Bahamas. In addition, Tropical Storm Ike has formed over the open Atlantic but is no threat to any land area until this weekend.
Concerning Gustav, the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all of the reporting stations in the affected area who relayed vital weather and damage information to our net. It was a tremendous effort and led to a very active and informal net. We’d also like to thank the out of area stations that had contact in the affected area that relayed reports to our net as well. The more information we can get from other Hams we know in the affected area as well as family and friends paints a high situational awareness and allows for the information to be used as vital “disaster intelligence”.
In particular, the N5OZG-R Echolink node and the KG4VVO-R were extremely critical to operations for Gustav. We’d also like to thank N5VEI-Billy for his HF relays and the numerous other stations that supported the net on various Echolink and IRLP nodes as well as those Echolink PC user stations who supported the net. There were many that supported us and we thank every single station for every report they relayed. It was very critical to the cause of situational awareness and disaster intelligence gathering for WX4NHC and all other national agencies that were monitoring.
A complete record of information from Gustav can be seen on the VoIP Hurricane Net web site at http://www.voipwx.net by clicking the Report Viewer off the Main Menu of the web site. The direct link to the report viewer can be seen below:
VoIP Hurricane Net Report Viewer
The net will now shift into an informal monitoring mode for Hurricane Hanna and pick up any residual information on Tropical Storm Gustav. Hanna is currently over the Bahamas and is stalled out and isn’t expected to begin moving until Wednesday. Hanna could pose a threat to the portion of the US East Coast later this week or this weekend.
There are very few reporting stations in the Bahamas but there are a couple of Echolink stations as well as some other non-ham posters that could provide valuable info. Also, any Hams in the Caribbean or Florida that can relay reports from the Bahamas through Hams or any contacts from that area would be very helpful. The net will be informally monitoring Hanna on Tuesday for any information that can be gathered. Formal activation will likely be done as Hanna approaches the US East Coast later this week.
Tropical Storm Ike is out over the Atlantic Open waters and is expected to intensify into a hurricane. Ike, however, poses no threat to land until this weekend.
There is one additional area of disturbed weather that could develop into a Tropical Depression/Tropical Storm during the week. That system is just off of Africa and moving Westward. There are two other areas of disturbed weather being monitored but currently not expected to develop.
We are entering the heart of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to closely monitor all these systems and keep folks posted on activation plans as best as possible during this extremely active timeframe.
Once again, thanks to all of the reporting stations and out of area stations that had relays to the affected area from Hurricane Gustav for their tremendous support. God speed and prayers for the recovery efforts that will be ongoing for Gustav. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net
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Hello to all…
..VoIP Hurricane Net Deactivated to Informal Status for Any Residual Reports from Gustav, now a tropical storm, as well as for any reports from Hurricane Hanna over the Bahamas..
..Tropical Storm Ike forms over the open Atlantic. No threat to any land area until this weekend..
The VoIP Hurricane Net has been deactivated to Informal Status as any residual reports from Gustav, now a tropical storm, as well as for any reports from Hurricane Hanna over the Bahamas. In addition, Tropical Storm Ike has formed over the open Atlantic but is no threat to any land area until this weekend.
Concerning Gustav, the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all of the reporting stations in the affected area who relayed vital weather and damage information to our net. It was a tremendous effort and led to a very active and informal net. We’d also like to thank the out of area stations that had contact in the affected area that relayed reports to our net as well. The more information we can get from other Hams we know in the affected area as well as family and friends paints a high situational awareness and allows for the information to be used as vital “disaster intelligence”.
In particular, the N5OZG-R Echolink node and the KG4VVO-R were extremely critical to operations for Gustav. We’d also like to thank N5VEI-Billy for his HF relays and the numerous other stations that supported the net on various Echolink and IRLP nodes as well as those Echolink PC user stations who supported the net. There were many that supported us and we thank every single station for every report they relayed. It was very critical to the cause of situational awareness and disaster intelligence gathering for WX4NHC and all other national agencies that were monitoring.
A complete record of information from Gustav can be seen on the VoIP Hurricane Net web site at http://www.voipwx.net by clicking the Report Viewer off the Main Menu of the web site. The direct link to the report viewer can be seen below:
VoIP Hurricane Net Report Viewer
The net will now shift into an informal monitoring mode for Hurricane Hanna and pick up any residual information on Tropical Storm Gustav. Hanna is currently over the Bahamas and is stalled out and isn’t expected to begin moving until Wednesday. Hanna could pose a threat to the portion of the US East Coast later this week or this weekend.
There are very few reporting stations in the Bahamas but there are a couple of Echolink stations as well as some other non-ham posters that could provide valuable info. Also, any Hams in the Caribbean or Florida that can relay reports from the Bahamas through Hams or any contacts from that area would be very helpful. The net will be informally monitoring Hanna on Tuesday for any information that can be gathered. Formal activation will likely be done as Hanna approaches the US East Coast later this week.
Tropical Storm Ike is out over the Atlantic Open waters and is expected to intensify into a hurricane. Ike, however, poses no threat to land until this weekend.
There is one additional area of disturbed weather that could develop into a Tropical Depression/Tropical Storm during the week. That system is just off of Africa and moving Westward. There are two other areas of disturbed weather being monitored but currently not expected to develop.
We are entering the heart of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to closely monitor all these systems and keep folks posted on activation plans as best as possible during this extremely active timeframe.
Once again, thanks to all of the reporting stations and out of area stations that had relays to the affected area from Hurricane Gustav for their tremendous support. God speed and prayers for the recovery efforts that will be ongoing for Gustav. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net
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