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June 8th, 2013 VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Report:

Primary NCO: W9LUO-Marilyn-Evanston, Il
Backup NCO: KD1CY-Rob-New Bedford, MA

Voice Check-Ins (Including NCOs) (24):
W9LUO-Marilyn-Evanston, Il
KD1CY-Rob-New Bedford, MA
K3WRY-Joe-Richmond VA
KC5FM-Lloyd-Altus Oklahoma
KB2ZLA-Marshall-Parlin, NJ
WB8YYS-Greg-Stow, Ohio
KI4JSM-Allen-Gastonia, North Carolina
VE1MBR-Bob-Canadian Hurricane Centre Dartmouth Nova Scotia
VE1JBL-Jim-Amherst Nova Scotia Canada
VE9MTB-Rick-St Stephen, New Brunswick
VE3AJF-Amnon-Toronto Canada
K2AAC-Arthur-Tonawanda, NY
K3NSU-Roy-Slidell Louisiana
KF6UOZ-Craig-New Orleans Louisiana
K5LZP-Tom-Marrero, Louisiana
N5OZG-Joe-New Orleans Louisiana
WK8H-Rodney-Vermontville Michigan
NB9H-Earlene-West Lafayette, Indiana
W7CAT-Mick-Jackson, Wyoming
KK4IUH-Jim-Richmond Virginia
VA3WXA-Gordie-Toronto Canada
VE3ERL-Ian-Welland Ontario Canada
VA3LIO-Sonny-Scarborough Ontario Canada
KA5EZQ-Rick-Belle Chasse, Louisiana

Text-box Checkins (10):
KJ6MTJ-John-Montgomery, Alabama
KB7QHP-Steve-Gilbert Arizona
K8ARL-Karl-Tiffin Ohio
K4LCH-Lloyd-Chatatanooga Tennesee
KF0DZ-Walter-Springfield Missouri
KA1VRF-Wayne-Vero Beach Florida
KK4OVN-Kevin-Statesville, North Carolina
AA4ZR- Charlotte NC scattered clouds and 80 deg F
VE1AKT-Al-Fredericton NB Canada
KJ4CHS-Tom-Richmond Virginia

Total Check-ins including Net Controls: 34

Thanks to all for their continued support for the VoIP Hurricane Net!

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

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Hello to all..

Tropical Storm Andrea has formed in the Gulf and advisories are likely to be initiated shortly. The Special Tropical Weather Outlook is listed below:

000
ABNT20 KNHC 052126
TWOAT

SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

SPECIAL OUTLOOK ISSUED TO UPDATE DISCUSSION ON THE LOW PRESSURE AREA
IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…

AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY A
WELL-DEFINED CIRCULATION IN THE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE EAST-
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BASED ON THIS
FINDING…THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER WILL INITIATE ADVISORIES ON
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A
HIGH CHANCE…NEAR 100 PERCENT…OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/FRANKLIN

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor the progress of this system. 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..

Today, Saturday June 1st, 2013, marks the start of the 2013 Atlantic Season. The Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, WX4NHC, Communications Test was completed today and was very successful with over 50 contacts made on the *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system. Thanks to all stations that participated in the communications test over our network. The VoIP Hurricane Prep Net will shift to weekly beginning with tonight’s net at 800 PM EDT/700 PM CDT/0000 UTC.

Also, on the National Hurricane Center web site, WD4R-Julio Ripoll, Assistant WX4NHC Coordinator was featured in the monthly National Hurricane Center Q&A web series. This can be seen at the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/qa/201306_julio_ripoll.php

Now is the time to prepare for Hurricane Season. Even if a hurricane or tropical system does not affect your area, it will make you more prepared for future seasons. Also note that strong tropical storms and in particular strong and large tropical storms can pack as much power as some Category-1 hurricanes.

Below is the 800 AM National Hurricane Center Tropical Weather Outlook which lists information on the 2013 Hurricane Names as well as the products that the National Hurricane Center prior to and as storms form over the region:

690
ABNT20 KNHC 011131
TWOAT

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…

DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. DEVELOPMENT…IF ANY…SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR
DUE TO UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS AND PROXIMITY TO LAND.  THIS
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