Hurricane Felix Update as of 9/2/07 at 1230 PM EDT

Hello to all….

Hurricane Felix is a Category 2 Hurricane as of the 11 AM EDT adivsory with maximum sustained winds of 105 MPH. Further strengthening is likely and Felix is expected to become a major hurricane later today.

On the current track, Felix is expected to make a close pass to the Eastern part of Honduras on Tuesday possibly spreading hurricane force conditions to that area. This may prompt activation of the VoIP Hurricane Net for much of the day Tuesday into early Wednesday unless Felix’s track is adjusted further north away from Honduras.

By Wednesday, Felix is currently tracked to make landfall in Belize and may also affect the Southern part of Mexico bordering Belize. This may prompt another activation of the VoIP Hurricane Net from Wednesday Morning through Thursday Afternoon assuming no changes to the track guidance.

Felix may then emerge in the Bay of Campeche and could possibly affect mainland Mexico late Friday or Saturday. It may also maintain hurricane status throughout this timeframe. Please note track and intensity guidance several days out is prone to large errors.

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management team is attempting to make contact with Amateurs in the affected area. Those Amateurs with contacts in the affected area that are either Amateur Operators or personal friends are asked to assist by letting those people know about Felix and that we would like to gather weather and damage informastion from them if possible. The reporting we are looking for is listed off the Main Menu of the VoIP Hurricane Net web site at http://www.voipwx.net under Reporting Criteria.

The next update on Felix will be posted on Monday. It will either be an update similar to this one if activation plans get pushed back due to a change in the track of Felix or it will be an activation notice if our net activates on Tuesday. Activation decisions are based on the plans of WX4NHC and the eventual track of Felix along with contact with the affected area.

For latest advisory information, you can go to the VoIP Hurricane Net web site and click Atlantic Tropical Products from the Main Menu and click the links provided on information for Felix. You can also go to the National Hurricane Center web site at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov for the latest information as well.

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….

Hurricane Felix is a Category 2 Hurricane as of the 11 AM EDT adivsory with maximum sustained winds of 105 MPH. Further strengthening is likely and Felix is expected to become a major hurricane later today.

On the current track, Felix is expected to make a close pass to the Eastern part of Honduras on Tuesday possibly spreading hurricane force conditions to that area. This may prompt activation of the VoIP Hurricane Net for much of the day Tuesday into early Wednesday unless Felix’s track is adjusted further north away from Honduras.

By Wednesday, Felix is currently tracked to make landfall in Belize and may also affect the Southern part of Mexico bordering Belize. This may prompt another activation of the VoIP Hurricane Net from Wednesday Morning through Thursday Afternoon assuming no changes to the track guidance.

Felix may then emerge in the Bay of Campeche and could possibly affect mainland Mexico late Friday or Saturday. It may also maintain hurricane status throughout this timeframe. Please note track and intensity guidance several days out is prone to large errors.

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management team is attempting to make contact with Amateurs in the affected area. Those Amateurs with contacts in the affected area that are either Amateur Operators or personal friends are asked to assist by letting those people know about Felix and that we would like to gather weather and damage informastion from them if possible. The reporting we are looking for is listed off the Main Menu of the VoIP Hurricane Net web site at http://www.voipwx.net under Reporting Criteria.

The next update on Felix will be posted on Monday. It will either be an update similar to this one if activation plans get pushed back due to a change in the track of Felix or it will be an activation notice if our net activates on Tuesday. Activation decisions are based on the plans of WX4NHC and the eventual track of Felix along with contact with the affected area.

For latest advisory information, you can go to the VoIP Hurricane Net web site and click Atlantic Tropical Products from the Main Menu and click the links provided on information for Felix. You can also go to the National Hurricane Center web site at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov for the latest information as well.

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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