VoIP Hurricane Net Activation for Maria Secured at 445 PM EDT/2045 UTC

Hello to all..

The VoIP Hurricane Net has secured its activation for Hurricane Maria. Maria has become post-tropical north of Newfoundland Canada and continues to race northeastward. Maria tracked a bit east of the forecast track which kept the strongest tropical storm and hurricane force winds just offshore of Newfoundland. That said, weather station and Amateur Radio reports indicated minimal tropical storm force conditions occurred over Newfoundland with rainfall in the 1-3″ range and wind gusts as high as 54 MPH. Amateurs on the VO1RCR-R Echolink Node: 180234 provided infomation from the St Johns Newfoundland Canada area. Reports of criteria can be seen via the VoIP Hurricane Net Report Viewer at the following link:

http://report.voipwx.net/qilan/nhcwx/list_VOIP_records?auth=OK

For the first time in VoIP Hurricane Net history with a landfalling tropical system in the Canadian Maritimes, we had both the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada and the National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida on the net. VE1MBR-Bob Robichaud, a meteorologist at the Canadian Hurricane Centre, was on and took reports from the VoIP Hurricane Net from the affected area and WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida was on the network through the efforts of WX4NHC Amateur Radio Station Coordinator, John McHugh-K4AG. Special thanks to VoIP Hurricane Net Controls, Jim Sellars-N0UAM, KC8TCQ-Keith Hosman, N1YLQ-Mike “Sparky” Leger, KJ4VLC-Carl Gosline, W3ZR-Bob Montgomery and KD0MXN-Chance Callahan for the support as net controls on the system for the net.

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to montior the Atlantic Tropical Season as we are in the second half of the season. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net

Hello to all..

The VoIP Hurricane Net has secured its activation for Hurricane Maria. Maria has become post-tropical north of Newfoundland Canada and continues to race northeastward. Maria tracked a bit east of the forecast track which kept the strongest tropical storm and hurricane force winds just offshore of Newfoundland. That said, weather station and Amateur Radio reports indicated minimal tropical storm force conditions occurred over Newfoundland with rainfall in the 1-3″ range and wind gusts as high as 54 MPH. Amateurs on the VO1RCR-R Echolink Node: 180234 provided infomation from the St Johns Newfoundland Canada area. Reports of criteria can be seen via the VoIP Hurricane Net Report Viewer at the following link:

http://report.voipwx.net/qilan/nhcwx/list_VOIP_records?auth=OK

For the first time in VoIP Hurricane Net history with a landfalling tropical system in the Canadian Maritimes, we had both the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada and the National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida on the net. VE1MBR-Bob Robichaud, a meteorologist at the Canadian Hurricane Centre, was on and took reports from the VoIP Hurricane Net from the affected area and WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami Florida was on the network through the efforts of WX4NHC Amateur Radio Station Coordinator, John McHugh-K4AG. Special thanks to VoIP Hurricane Net Controls, Jim Sellars-N0UAM, KC8TCQ-Keith Hosman, N1YLQ-Mike “Sparky” Leger, KJ4VLC-Carl Gosline, W3ZR-Bob Montgomery and KD0MXN-Chance Callahan for the support as net controls on the system for the net.

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to montior the Atlantic Tropical Season as we are in the second half of the season. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net