Hello to all…

Hurricane Matthew is a powerful Category-IV hurricane as of the 800 AM EDT/1200 UTC advisory. A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Jamaica and a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Colombia/Venezuela border to Riohaca. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Haiti from the southern border with the Dominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince. Hurricane Matthew will begin to impact the Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watch areas late Sunday Afternoon/evening through Monday Evening. Eastern Cuba, and the southern Bahamas will likely start to feel impacts Monday Afternoon into Tuesday.

The VoIP Hurricane Net is looking at activation plans some time during the late afternoon Sunday into Monday Evening. The exact timing of activation will likely be announced Saturday Evening. There is Echolink/IRLP activity on Jamaica and we have reached out to several storm bloggers on stormcarib.com and there are several personal weather stations on Jamaica. WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, is looking at similar activation plans at this time. Any Amateur Radio Operators with contacts into the affected area of Jamaica, Southern Dominican Republic/Haiti or Eastern Cuba are welcome to relay reports from these areas.

Beyond Tuesday, it is unclear whether Matthew will stay offshore of the US East Coast or have direct impacts on the US East Coast. Model solutions vary from direct impacts to the US East Coast to no impact on the US East Coast. The future track of Matthew should be monitored by all SKYWARN Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators over the course of the coming week as models will likely converge on a solution once Matthew reaches the area of the Bahamas in the Tuesday to Wednesday timeframe.

Advisories on Matthew can be seen off of the Main Menu of the voipwxnet web site, via our Facebook and Twitter feeds, and off the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:
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Hello to all…

Tropical Storm Matthew has formed in the Atlantic and is not in the Eastern Caribbean Sea. Matthew is expected to intensify into a hurricane over the next day or so and there is some potential that Matthew could become a powerful hurricane and system over the next several days. The current track out in the 4 to 5 day period brings Matthew to the east of Jamaica and over eastern Cuba, however, the track error in the 4 to 5 day range is between 180 and 240 miles and there is still some model spread in the guidance. The potential exists for activation of WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, and the VoIP Hurricane Net later this weekend. At this time, it looks like the VoIP Hurricane Prep Net will take place as scheduled. Matthew may then move parallel to the US East Coast over the course of next week but guidance at this time range can have huge track errors and this will need refinement as we move forward.

Advisories on Matthew can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site, via our voipwxnet facebook and twitter feeds and via 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 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 VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team is continuing to monitor the progress of Invest 97L approaching the Caribbean Windward and Southern Leeward islands and northern South America. Recon planes flew into the invest but were unable to find a closed circulation. There remains a high chance, 90%, for development of this system into a tropical depression or tropical storm and another recon plane will investigate the system Wednesday Morning. Regardless of development, wind gusts to tropical storm force are likely in the Windward and Leeward islands. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor the progress of this system. The Tropical Weather Outlook can be seen off the Main Menu of the web site, via the voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds and via the National Hurricane Center web site at the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management team will continue to 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 VoIP Hurricane Net Activation secured at 610 AM EDT/1010 UTC – Friday 9/2/16 after the 5 AM EDT/0900 UTC advisory indicated Hermine had weakened to a tropical storm. Hermine is expected to remain a tropical storm through Saturday and then re-emerge off the North Carolina coast on Saturday. From there, the track and intensity guidance is uncertain with Hermine potentially reintensifying as a powerful post-tropical storm or possibly regain tropical characteristics and possibly regain hurricane status south of Southern New England and east of the Mid-Atlantic states. It may also remain nearly stationary in this area for several days. How close the system is to the coastline will determine the impacts to either the mid-atlantic and/or Southern New England. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to monitor the progress of Hermine over the next several days. As always, advisories on Hermine can be seen off the main menu of the VoIP Hurricane Net web site, via the voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds and via the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

While Hermine has weakened to a tropical storm, Amateur Radio Operators and SKYWARN Spotters are reminded that tropical storms can produced widespread pockets of wind damage, heavy rainfall and significant river, stream and urban/street flooding and Hermine will have the threat of isolated tornadoes today through the first part of Saturday. Local/regional SKYWARN Activations are likely happening along the path of Hermine in the Southeast US region.

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to monitor the progress of Hermine. 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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Overnight and into Sunday Morning, the area of disturbed weather to the south of Bermuda became better organized and now has sufficient organization to be classified as tropical depression (TD) 8. TD 8 could intensify into a tropical storm and if that occurs, it will be named Hermine. This system could threaten the Outer Banks of North Carolina as a tropical storm. Advisories on TD 8 can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site, via the voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds and via the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

The area of disturbed weather south of the Florida Keys (known as Invest-99L) is also showing signs of organization this afternoon. This system has the potential to become a tropical depression within the next few days as it moves slowly northward and northeastward over the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. The system now has a medium chance, 60% for development in 48 hours and a high chance, 80% for development in 2-5 days.

A weak area of low pressure near the Upper Texas coast is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. This system’s close proximity to land and high surface pressures in the area should preclude development. This system has a low chance, 10% for development over the next 5 days.

Finally, a tropical wave moving off the west coast of Africa will move into a favorable environment for development in the tropical Atlantic  in the next few days. This system has a medium chance 50% for development in the 2-5 day period.

The Atlantic Tropical update can also be seen off the Main menu of the voipwx.net web site, via the voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds and the National Hurricane Center Web site at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
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The following stations into the July 30, 2016 Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net. Locations are from hamdata.com unless otherwise noted.

Question Of The Week (from KC5FM):

How many ways can you submit reports to your local NWS office? 

There were quite a few different ways mentioned by net participants including by various ham radio methods (VHF, UHF, HF, packet), calling the local NWS spotter number, NWSChat, SpotterNetwork.org, and via social media (Facebook, Twitter).

VOICE: (17)

K2DCD, Dennis, Ewing, NJ  (Net Control, Net Management)
KC5FM, LLoyd, Altus, OK (Net Management, Question Of The Week)
WX0WX, Donald, Miami, FL (Skywarn Coordinator)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, MD (Skywarn Coordinator)
WX9VOR, Debby, Aurora, IL (Skywarn Coordinator, Backup Net Control, Advisories from NHC and SPC)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
N1VXP, Rick, Chilicothe, OH
KB1WWX, Bill, North Providence, RI
KB1CYO, Philip, Foxboro, MA
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, LA
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
N7BMH, Brian, McCall, ID
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, LA
KE0FGZ, Brad, Goodson, MO
WB8REI, Jeffrey, Tiffin, OH
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, LA
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, NY (Late Checkin)

TEXT: (7)

N0DRC, Dustin, Pueblo, CO (Net Management)
KG5CEN, Glen, Slidell, LA
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, FL
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, NY
JH1OCA, Ken, Tokyo, Japan
KJ4PWY, Mike in Frederick, MD
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, CN (CanWarn)

Total Checkins: 24 

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The following stations into the July 23, 2016 Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net. Locations are from hamdata.com unless otherwise noted.

Question Of The Week (from KC5FM):

How many hours of Skywarn Training do you achieve in a year??

(appropriate question, as a lot of stations were dealing with severe weather this evening).

VOICE: (15)

WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, MD (Net Control)(Skywarn Coordinator)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, AR (Backup Net Control)(Advisories from NHC and SPC)
N0DRC, Dustin, Trinidad, CO (Net Management)
KC5FM, LLoyd, Altus, OK (Net Management)(Question Of The Week)
WX9VOR, Debby, Aurora, IL (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Kent, OH (Skywarn Coordinator)
W3TDA, Tom, Takoma Park, MD (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, CN (CanWarn)
KB1WWX, Bill, North Providence, RI
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, LA 
KE5DEU, Greg, New Orleans, LA
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, LA
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, LA

TEXT: (8)

VE1AKT, Al, New Brunswick, CN (CANWarn)
JH1OCA, Ken, Tokyo, Japan
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, FL
KJ4PWY, Mike in Frederick, MD
KA3VYG, Larry, Elizabethtown, PA
KG5FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, CA
KM4AF, Chip, Seneca, SC
KC8FQV, Mark, Macedonia, OH

Total Checkins: 23

Posted by: Daryl Stout-WX1DER

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The following stations into the July 16, 2016 Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net. Locations are from hamdata.com unless otherwise noted.

Question Of The Week: Will you participate in the ARRL hurricane webinar on Thursday, July 21, at 8pm ET??

For details, go to:
http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-to-sponsor-2016-atlantic-season-hurricane-webinar
Registration is required, and a link to such is in the story.

VOICE: (17)

WX9VOR, Debby, Aurora, IL (Net Control)(Skywarn Coordinator)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, AR (Backup Net Control)(Advisories from SPC)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, MA (Net Management)(Advisories from NHC)
KC5FM, LLoyd, Altus, OK (Net Management)(Question Of The Week)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, MD (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Kent, OH (Skywarn Coordinator)
VA3WXA, Gord, Toronto, CN (Weather Radio Listeners Net)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, CN (CANWarn)
N1VXP, Rick, Chilicothe, OH
N1SUN, Oli, New Smyrna Beach, FL
KG5CEN, Glen, Slidell, LA
KA5EZG, Rick, Belle Chasse, LA 
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, LA
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, OH
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, LA

TEXT: (7)

W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, FL
JH1OCA, Ken, Tokyo, Japan
VE1MBR, Bob, Nova Scotia, CN (Canadian Hurricane Center)
KJ4PWY, Mike in Frederick, MD
N0DRC, Dustin, Trinidad, CO
VE1AKT, Al, New Brunswick, CN (CANWarn)
KD5AR, Brad, Jonesboro, AR

Total Checkins: 24

Posted by: Daryl Stout-WX1DER

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The following stations into the July 9, 2016 Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net. Locations are from hamdata.com unless otherwise noted.

There was no Question/Comment Of The Week on this evening’s net.

VOICE: (17)

K3WRY, Joe, Richmond, VA (Net Control)
WX9VOR, Debby, Aurora, IL (Backup Net Control)(Skywarn Coordinator)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, MA (Net Management)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, AR (Advisories from SPC)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, MD (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Kent, OH (Skywarn Coordinator)
N1VXP, Rick, Chilicothe, OH
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, CA
KM4NRZ, Josh, Harkers Island, NC
WW4RX, Steve, Stuart, FL
KG5KWB, Frank, Gretna, LA
AF5JG, Eric, Harvey, LA (Mobile)
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, LA
KE0FGZ, Brad, Goodson, MO
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, OH

TEXT: (2)

W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, FL
KJ4PWY, Mike, Frederick, MD

Total Checkins: 19

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The following stations into the July 2, 2016 Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net. Locations are from hamdata.com unless otherwise noted.

Question of the Week from KC5FM:

When you travel, do you check into local Skywarn Nets??

VOICE: (21)

WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, AR (Net Control, Advisories from NHC and SPC)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Kent, OH (Backup Net Control, Skywarn Coordinator)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, MA (Net Management)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Portable in Kansas (Net Management, Question Of The Week)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
WX9VOR, Debby, Aurora, IL (Skywarn Coordinator)
VA3WXA, Gord, Toronto, CN (Weather Radio Listeners Net)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, CN (CANWARN)
N3JPP, John, North Huntingdon, PA
N1VXP, Rick, Chilicothe, OH
KG5CEN, Glen, Slidell, LA
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, CA
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, LA
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, LA
KM4NRZ, Josh, Harkers Island, NC
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, LA
KE0FGZ, Brad, Goodson, MO
N1NLJ, Joe, Somerville, MA
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, NY
AE5ME, Jeff, Broken Arrow, OK

TEXT: (2)

VE1AKT, Al, New Brunswick, CN (CANWARN)
AD7LO, Doug, salt Lake City, UT

Total Checkins: 23

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With the July 4 Holiday Weekend, be especially weather aware. If you see lightning or hear thunder, get to safe indoor shelter immediately…preferably a sturdy enclosed building, but stay away from windows. Do NOT take shelter in a portable storage shed…those or any place outdoors are NOT safe during thunderstorms. Lightning can strike as much as 20 miles from the parent thunderstorm…and the first strike you see, may very well be your last, if you’re not in safe shelter.

Daryl, WX1DER

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