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With Amateur Radio Field Day weekend on Saturday 6/28/25 and the Saturday 7/5/25 Net being the day after the US Independence Day holiday, the weekly VoIP Hurricane Prep Net for Saturday 6/28/25 and Saturday 7/5/25 will be canceled and the next weekly VoIP Hurricane Prep Net will resume on Saturday 7/12/25. If any landfalling hurricanes are expected during this timeframe including on both of these Saturday Evenings, the VoIP Hurricane Net will activate as needed to support WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center.

We hope everyone enjoys Amateur Radio Field Day weekend and the US Independence Day holiday weekend and we hope to see many of you on the Saturday 7/12/25 weekly VoIP Hurricane Prep Net. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

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

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While we did not formally activate the VoIP Hurricane Net for Hurricane Erick and impacts to a rural portion of Southwest Mexico, using our approach of monitoring social media, any online weather stations and other sources from the affected area, over 20 reports were submitted to WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center, and delivered to NHC Hurricane specialists. The reports can be seen on our VoIP Hurricane Net report viewer at the following link:

https://www.voipwx.net/qilan/nhcwx/list_VOIP_records1?auth=OK

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to monitor any developments in 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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Sunday June 1st, 2025 marks the start of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season is expected to be an above normal season per the NOAA/National Hurricane Center and Colorado State University outlooks among others. To mark the start of Atlantic Hurricane Season, the National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center in Miami FL will issue advisories on named systems, Tropical Storm and Hurricane Watches and Warnings when a system threatens a land area, Tropical Cyclone Updates on named systems and Tropical Weather Outlooks for potential areas of tropical cyclone development. Their suite of products and tropical system names are listed in their first couple of tropical weather outlooks and the link from 8 AM EDT – Sunday June 1st, 2025 Tropical Weather Outlook is listed below:

https://voipwx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NHC_Tropical_Weather_Outlook_1st_day_of_Atlantic_Hurricane_Season_2025.pdf

The VoIP Hurricane Prep Net has shifted to weekly beginning with the Saturday June 7th, 2025 Net at 8 PM EDT/7 PM CDT/0000 UTC. We welcome all those who wish to participate in the net and we are looking for net controls both for the weekly net as well as net activations for landfalling hurricanes. If you are interested, contact Rob-KD1CY at kd1cy@voipwx.net for more information.

We also like to remind folks of a couple prior special announcements including that the founder and coordinator of WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center was recognized by the national Amateur Radio Convention known as Dayton Hamvention for his 45 years of continuous service. Also note that the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will be holding a special event on Amateur Radio HF on Saturday 6/7/25-Sunday 6/8/25 to celebrate their 60th Anniversary. Those announcements are listed below:

WD4R-Julio Ripoll Received Dayton Havemention Special Achievement Award:
https://voipwx.net/2025/05/18/wd4r-julio-ripoll-founder-coordinator-of-national-hurricane-center-amatuer-radio-station-wx4nhc-receives-prestigious-dayton-hamvention-special-achievement-award/

Hurricane Watch Net – 60th Anniversary Special Event:
https://voipwx.net/2025/05/20/hurricane-watch-net-60th-anniversary-on-air-celebration-special-event-weekend-of-6-7-25-6-8-25/

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor developments in the Atlantic Tropics. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

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