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Data from recon aircraft indicates that associated thunderstorm activity is just below the organizational threshold required to initiate tropical cyclone advisories but only a slight increase in organization and persistence of thunderstorm activity would initiate advisories. If advisories are initiated, a tropical storm watch could be issued for portions of the central and northern Atlantic coast of Florida. The Special Tropical Weather Outlook in its entirety is listed below:

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ABNT20 KNHC 302028
TWOAT

SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2014

For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Special outlook issued to update discussion of the area of low
pressure east of Florida.

Updated:  An Air Force Reserve unit reconnaissance aircraft is
investigating the area of low pressure centered about 110 miles east
of Melbourne, Florida.  While the low is well defined, the
associated thunderstorm activity is just below the organizational
threshold required to initiate tropical cyclone advisories.
Environmental conditions continue to be favorable for development,
and only a slight increase in the organization and persistence of
the thunderstorm activity would result in the formation of a
tropical depression.

Data from the reconnaissance aircraft indicate that peak sustained
winds with the low are about 30-35 mph.  The low is moving
southwestward at around 5 mph, but is expected to turn westward
tonight and northward by Wednesday when it will be near the east
coast of Florida. If this system becomes a tropical cyclone, a
tropical storm watch could be required for portions of the central
or northern Atlantic coast of Florida.  A turn toward the northeast
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Hello to all..

The first tropical depression of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season may be forming soon. An Air Force Reconnaissance aircraft is enroute to investigate a low pressure area located about 125 miles east of Melbourne Florida. This low has gotten more organized today with environmental conditions becoming more conducive for development. If this system becomes a tropical cyclone, a Tropical Storm Watch could be required for portions of the central and northern Atlantic Coast of Florida. This system could impact portions of the Southeast United States over the next couple of days as its current southwest movement turns to a more northerly and northeast motion over the next few days. The Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook can be seen off the Main Menu of the voipwx.net web site and via the following National Hurricane Center web site link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATWOAT+shtml/301738_MIATWOAT.shtml

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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The following stations checked into the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for June 21, 2014. Stations listed may not necessarily be in the order that they checked into the net. Callsign data is taken from the HamData Dot Com website, unless otherwise noted.

Note that just connecting to the Weather Talk Conference Server or an IRLP node (either directly or through a repeater) does NOT qualify as a checkin to the net. You must be acknowledged by Net Control either via voice, or textbox, to get on the log. If you are not acknowledged, your voice or textbox checkin did NOT get through, and you will have to recheck.

Note that all hyperlinks are spelled out in the message, due to display issues with Facebook.

Voice Checkins: (22)

K3WRY, Joe, Richmond, VA (Net Control)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, AR (Backup Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, MA (Net Management)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, OK (Net Management)
VE1MBR, Rick, Fall River, Nova Scotia, CN (CanWarn)
N3JPP, John, North Huntingdon, PA
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, MD (Skywarn Coordinator)
KB2ZLA, Marshall, Parlin, NJ (Skywarn Coordinator)
N1KTA, Tom, Portland, ME
N1NUH, Joseph, Middlebury, CT
WA3ZWX, Charles, Millersiville, MD
KA1RSY, Ed, New Bedford, MA
KA5EZQ, Richard, Belle Chasse, LA
N5RLN, Robert, Houston, TX
KG5TED, Ted, Lake Charles, LA
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, NC
WW4RX, Stephen, Stuart, FL
WA6UVV, Bob, North Miami, FL
KG7FOR, Michelle, Yelm, WA
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stowe, OH
K5UQ, Matt, New Orleans, LA
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, LA

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Textbox Checkins: (8)

KF0DZ, Walter, Springfield, MO
N5WXC, Stephen, Laplace, LA
KD2DLY, Carol, Tuckerton, NJ
WB4TNH, Richard, Hendersonville, TN
VE1AKT, Al, Fredericton, New Brunswick, CN
W4WMM, Alan, Mobile, AL
N0ANP, Mike, Ely, MN
KJ4PWY, Mike, Frederick, MD

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The following stations checked into the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for June 14, 2014. Stations listed may not necessarily be in the order that they checked into the net. Callsign data is taken from the HamData Dot Com website, unless otherwise noted.

Note that just connecting to the Weather Talk Conference Server or an IRLP node (either directly or through a repeater) does NOT qualify as a checkin to the net. You must be acknowledged by Net Control either via voice, or textbox, to get on the log. If you are not acknowledged, your voice or textbox checkin did NOT get through, and you will have to recheck.

Note that all hyperlinks are spelled out in the message, due to display issues with Facebook.

Voice Checkins: (21)

WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, AR (Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, MA (Backup Net Control And Net Management)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, OK (Net Management)
W3TDH, Tom, Takoma Park, MD (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coodinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stow, OH (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, MD (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, CN (CanWarn)
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, PR
K3NFU, Roy, Slidell, LA
KA3VYG, Larry, Elizabethtown, PA
KB3RSY, Albert, Memphis, TN
KF5WMS, David, Harvey, LA
KA5EZQ, Rich, Belle Chasse, LA
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, LA
KG5TED, Ted, Lake Charles, LA
KD5KNZ, Matt, Baton, Rouge, LA
WB7PTR, Lynn, New Orleans, LA
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, OH
WK8H, Rod, Vermontville, MI

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Textbox Checkins: (11)

KJ4CHS, Tom, Richmond, VA
WB4TNH, Richard, Hendersonville, TN
K2DCD, Dennis, Ewing, NJ (Mobile)
N7ISR, T.D., Chander, AZ
VE1AKT, Al, Nova Scotia, CN
VE1MBR, Bob, Nova Scotia, CN
KA1NMA, Bob, Plymouth, MA
K1NEW, Tom, Fairhaven, MA
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Saturday June 7th, 2014 VoIP Hurricane Net Report:

Primary Net Control: W9LUO-Marilyn-Evanston IL

Secondary Net Control: KD1CY-Rob-New Bedford, MA

Net Management (3 Check-Ins)
KD1CY-Rob-New Bedford, MA
KC5FM-Lloyd-Altus, OK
K2DCD-Dennis-Ewing, NJ (Textbox)

SKYWARN Coordinators (3 Check-Ins)
WA3TOY-Kurt-Passadena, Maryland
KJ4EJH-John-Swansboro, NC
WB8YYS-Gregg-Stow, OH

International Check-ins (2 Check-Ins)
VE1MBR-Bob-Fall River, Nova Scotia Canada
VE9MTB-Rick-Rick-St Andrew, New Brunswick Canada

US Check-ins (16 check-ins):
W3TDH-Tom-Takhoma Park MD
N2HLB-John-Ellenville, NY
KA5EZQ-Richard-Belle Chasse, LA
KF5WMS-Dave-Harvey, LA
KF5YNF-Suzanne-Harvey, LA
N5OZG-Joe-New Orleans, LA
K4GRW-Robert-Newport, NC
KG5TED-Ted-Lake Charles, LA
K9AUC-Jim-St Louis, MO
VA3AUC-Jim-St. Louis, MO (Canadian Call for K9AUC)
K9JCL-Jan-Hollywood, FL
W1KFR-Bill-Kingsland, GA
W1EZY-Paul-Acushnet, MA
W1EAV-Chris-Marion, MA
KJ4JPE-Janice-Swansboro, NC
KF5WFB-Elisha-Houston, TX

Textbox Checkins (13 total check-ins, 12 Unique Check-ins subtracting K2DCD-Dennis who is listed under net management):
KJ4CHS-Tom-Richmond VA
KD2DLY-Carol-Tuckerton, NJ
KF0DZ-Walter-Springfield, MO
W4CFH-Chuck-Edgewater, FL
K1NEW-Tom-Fairhaven, MA
N4ARZ-Gary-Gatlinburg, TN (portable)
K2DCD-Dennis-Ewing, NJ
KA1NMA-Bob-Plymouth, MA
VE1AKT-Al-Fredicton, New Brunswick Canada
KM4AF-Chip-Edisto Beach, SC
WX4MMM-Bob-Raleigh, NC
NP3OD-Francisco-San Juan, PR
KD4RAA-Danny-Raleigh, NC (Net Founder and IRLP Raleigh Reflector Owner)

Net Management Check-Ins and Primary/Secondary NCOs: 4
SKYWARN Coordinator Check-Ins: 3
International/Non-Continental US Check-ins: 2
US Check-ins: 16
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The WX4NHC Communications Test was a great success with over 300 contacts made and various modes of passing surface reports to WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center completed. The ARRL Web Story can be seen via the following link:

http://www.arrl.org/news/we-are-ready-2014-wx4nhc-on-the-air-station-test-a-success

We are grateful to have a continued strong working relationship with the team at WX4NHC. Also, we are grateful to all those who checked in with WX4NHC via Echolink and IRLP but also on D-STAR/RATS, HF, VHF, and UHF. 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 *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node 7203/IRLP 9219 Raleigh Reflector system is back in service. The Raleigh Reflector system was brought back online Thursday Evening and VoIP Technical Coordinator, Tony Langdon-VK3JED brought the *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203 back online on the reflector system. Our VoIP Hurricane Net will be held on the *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system this Saturday Evening at 800 PM EDT/700 PM CDT and all nets going forward.

We wish to thank VE7LTD-Dave Cameron, IRLP inventor, the IRLP Raleigh Reflector Group, Jack Thorpe-WA0ERX and Danny Musten-KD4RAA and our VoIP Hurricane Technical Coordinator, Tony Langdon-VK3JED for their work in bringing the system backup with just a 2 week outage. We received many years of continuous service from the server that the system was on and we hope to receive many years of continuous service on the new setup. We also wish to thank the owners of IRLP Reflector 9508/Echolink Conference *VKEMCOMM* Node: 270177 for the use of their system for the WX4NHC Communications Test and as a listen-only system for VoIP Hurricane Net activations.

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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Sunday June 1st 2014 marks the start of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On Saturday May 31st, 2014, Amateur Radio Operators prepared for the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season by participating in the 2014 WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, Communications Test. Several hundred Amateur Radio Operators from across the country and in the Caribbean made contact with WX4NHC during this communications test used to prepare the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center for the upcoming Atlantic Hurricane Season and to prepare the Amateur Stations and infrastructure in the path of potential hurricanes for use during a potential hurricane strike.

The National Hurricane Center had their National Hurricane Preparedness Week from Sunday May 25th 2014-Saturday May 31st, 2014. Also, with the start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, the Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook has been issued, which is utilized to update systems that could become tropical cyclones within a 5 day period. For the first outlook, it gives the Atlantic Hurricane season names and an overview of products issued by the National Hurricane Center. Those links are listed below:

National Hurricane Preparedness Week Information:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare/

Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook with storm names and overview of National Hurricane Center products:
http://www.wx1box.org/local/nhc_two_2014_june_1st_2014.txt

The National Hurricane Center also now has a blog called “Inside the Eye” which contains stories and information on hurricanes as well as the National Hurricane Center social media links. A link to the blog is below:
http://noaanhc.wordpress.com/
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