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As the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season winds down, NOAA released a news release on the season. Highlighted was Hurricane Irene, the lone hurricane to hit the United States and affected the area from North Carolina northward to New York and New England. Irene is labeled in the news story as the most significant tropical cyclone to hit the Northeast since Hurricane Bob in 1991.

See complete article via the following link:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2011/20111128_endofhurricaneseason_2011.html

Thanks to all for their support of the VoIP Hurricane Net during the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season. We hope to catch folks on SKYWARN Recogntion Day on Friday December 2nd through Saturday December 3rd, 2011.

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

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SKYWARN Recognition Day is December 3rd, 2011 from 0000-2400 UTC and Echolink and IRLP will be playing a role in SRD as it has in past years. SKYWARN Recognition Day is an opportunity for National Weather Service Forecast Offices across the United States to thank SKYWARN Spotters for their efforts in obtaining timely severe weather reporting for the protection of life and property. This is the SKYWARN program’s main mission.

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Subtropical Storm Sean became Tropical Storm Sean yesterday as Sean made a complete transition to a tropical system. Sean could potentially impact Bermuda with tropical storm force conditions and a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Bermuda. Some increase in strength is possible over the next 24 hours but Sean is expected to remain below hurricane strength and become extratropical in about 72 hours. Some of Sean’s moisture will feed a front approaching New England and will result in 1-3 inches of rainfall in portions of Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Advisories on Sean can be seen on the voipwx.net web site under Atlantic Tropical Products. Advisories can also be seen on the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

The VoIP Hurricane Net management team will closely monitor the progress of Sean and the rest of the Tropics. 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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The Atlantic Tropics are not finished yet. Subtropical Storm Sean has formed in the Atlantic midway between the Bahamas and Bermuda. Sean may transition to a tropical storm or remain a subtropical storm. Sean will track northwest and is expected to merge with a frontal system. At that point, Sean’s remnants may bring 2-3 inches of rainfall to Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

A subtropical storm is defined per the National Hurricane Center Web site as a subtropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind speed (using the U.S. 1-minute average) is 34 kt (39 mph or 63 km/hr) or more. A subtropical cyclone is defined as a non-frontal low pressure system that has characteristics of both tropical and extratropical cyclones. This system is typically an upper-level cold low with circulation extending to the surface layer and maximum sustained winds generally occurring at a radius of about 100 miles or more from the center. In comparison to tropical cyclones, such systems have a relatively broad zone of maximum winds that is located farther from the center, and typically have a less symmetric wind field and distribution of convection.

Advisories on Sean can be seen on the voipwx.net web site under Atlantic Tropical Products. Advisories can also be seen on the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

The VoIP Hurricane Net management team will closely monitor the progress of Sean and the rest of the Tropics. 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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A reminder that starting with the Saturday November 12th net, the net will be one hour earlier in most of the continental United States that observes ‘falling back’ to standard time. That means the net will be at 7 PM ET, 6 PM CT, 5 PM MT, 4 PM PT. This is to accommodate keeping the net at 0000 UTC and to accommodate our international partners who don’t observe daylight savings time. The Yahoo calendars reflect this in the reminders for the net as well.

We appreciate everyone who checks into the regular edition of the VoIP Hurricane Prep Net. 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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SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) 2011 will be on Saturday December 3rd, 2011 from 0000-2400 UTC (Friday Evening 7 PM EST through Saturday Evening 7 PM EST). Our last VoIP Hurricane Prep Net will take place immediately following SRD’2011.

We will have many NWS offices rotating on a schedule during SRD’2011. The first update to NWS offices who have participated on the system before has been sent. If new NWS offices are interested in participating the system, please contact me at kd1cy at voipwx.net.

The SRD web site has been updated with information for 2011. Please see the link below:

http://hamradio.noaa.gov

We look forward to hearing many stations on the *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system as well as on other Echolink and IRLP nodes and systems, HF, VHF and UHF during SRD’2011. Thanks to all for their continued support.

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

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