Hello to all..

Tropical Depression (TD) 4 has formed in the Atlantic about 1665 miles east of the Windward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 35 MPH. Strengthening is forecast and TD 4 is expected to become a tropical storm later today. If that happens as expected, the system will be named Danny. Its track will be to continue to move west over the next several days. It will not be a threat to land this week but could be a threat to the Caribbean Islands as we get into early next week.

Advisories on TD 4 can be seen off the Main Menu of the voipwx.net web site as well as on our social media, Facebook and Twitter feeds. The advisories can also be seen at 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 TD 4. 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..

At the time of the 8 PM EDT Tropical Weather Outlook Saturday Evening 8/15/15, there were no signs of tropical waves for development in the Atlantic. This changed rapidly over the last couple of Tropical Weather Outlooks on Sunday. As of the 200 PM EDT – Sunday 8/16/15 Tropical Weather Outlook, a tropical wave and surface low pressure system are producing a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms several hundred miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands which are showing signs of organization and environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for development and a tropical depression could form by mid-week as it moves westward at 15 MPH. This system has a medium chance, 50% of development through 48 hours and a medium chance, 60% of development over the next 5 days.

The Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook can be seen off the Main Menu of the VoIP Hurricane Net web site, via the VoIPWXNet Facebook and Twitter feeds and off 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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Hello to all..

VoIP Hurricane Prep Net report for Saturday August 15th, 2015:

Voice Checkins (16)
KD1CY-Rob-New Bedford, MA (Net Control)
KJ4EJH-John-Swansboro, NC
KJ4JPE-Janice-Swansboro, NC
WB8YYS-Gregg-Kent, OH
NP3OD-Francisco-San Jaun PR
N1VXP-Rick-Chillicothe, OH
KG5HVO-Bryant-New Orleans, LA
KG5AKA-Howard-Harvey, LA
KG5CEN-Glen-Slidell, LA
KJ4CHS-Tom-Richmond, VA
KA5EZQ-Rick-Belle Chasse, LA
N5OZG-Joe-New Orleans, LA
WB7PTR-Lynn-New Orleans, LA
KB7QHP-Steve-Chandler, AZ
WB8REI-Jeff-Tiffin, OH
WA2AAQ-Bob-East Meadow NY

Textbox checkins (10):
KA1VRF-Wayne-Vero Beach, FL
VE1AKT-Al-Fredericton New Brunswick Canada
W4CFH-Chuck-Edgewater, FL
KC2PBE-Jon-Huntington Station Long Island, NY
VA3PKM-Peter-Mississauga Ontario Canada
K9JCL-Jan-Hollywood, FL
VE1MBR-Bob-Halifax Nova Scotia Canada at the Canadian Hurricane Centre
N4ARZ-Gary-Salem, SC
WB4TNH-Richard-Nashville TN
KG7FOR-Michelle-Yelm WA

Voice Checkins: 16
Textbox Checkins: 10
TOTAL CHECKINS: 26

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

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Hello to all..

VoIP Hurricane Prep Net report for Saturday August 8th, 2015:

Question of the Week:  How many sources for National Hurricane Center do you use?

Voice Checkins (18):
K3WRY-Joe-Richmond, VA (Primary NCO)
KD1CY-Rob-New Bedford, MA (Secondary NCO)
KC5FM-Lloyd-Altus, OK
WA3TOY-Kurt-Passadena, MD
WB8YYS-Greg-Kent, OH
KJ4EJH-John-Swansboro, NC
KJ4JPE-Janice, Swansboro, NC
KM4GMY-Alex-Swansboro, NC
KD2AU-George-Livingston Manor, NY
N1VXP-Rick-Chillicothe, OH
N2HLB-John-Ellenville, NY
KG5HVO-Bryant-New Orleans, LA
KA5EZQ-Rick-Belle Chasse, LA
AF5JG-Eric-Marrero, LA
KG6FIY-Endaf-Long Beach, CA
VA3WXA-Gordie-Toronto, Ontario Canada
NP3OD-Francisco-San Juan, PR
WA2AQQ-Bob-East Meadow, NY

Textbox Checkins (7):
W4CFH-Chuck-Edgewater, FL
KC8TCQ-Keith-Napoleon, OH
KA1VRF-Wayne-Vero Beach, FL
N4ARZ-Gary-Salem, SC
VE1AKT-Al-Fredericton New Brunswick Canada
N5MXI-David-Corpus Christi, TX
KA1RSY-Ed-Acushnet, MA

Voice Checkins: 18
Textbox Checkins: 7
TOTAL CHECKINS: 25

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

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The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for Aug. 1, 2015. Checkins are taken via voice (Echolink or IRLP), and via Echolink textbox. Note that only one checkin per callsign will be noted on the log…no matter which way you checkin to the net. The callsign location data is noted from the HamData and QRZ websites, unless otherwise noted. In the notes below, the web address of the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net is FIRST, due to display issues with Facebook.

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Question/Comment Of The Week from Lloyd, KC5FM:
Do you plan your summer vacation around weather events?

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Voice Checkins (Echolink/IRLP):

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WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, Acushnet, Massachusetts (Backup Net Control/Net Management/at WA1EMA)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Net Management)(Question/Comment Of The Week)
W3TDH, Tom, Takoma Park, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stow, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
VA3WXA, Gord, Toronto, Canada (Weather Radio Listeners Net)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CANWARN)
N1VXP, Rick, Chilicothe, Ohio
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, New York
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, California
KG5HVO, Bryant, New Orleans, Louisiana
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
KK4PLI, Keith, Moorehead City, North Carolina
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
KB7QHP, Steve, Gilbert, Arizona
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, Ohio
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, New York

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Textbox Checkins:

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KA1RSY, Ed, Acushnet, Massachusetts (Acushnet EMA)
K2DCD, Dennis, Ewing, New Jersey
JH1OCA, Ken, Tokyo, Japan
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
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The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane Prep
Net for July 25, 2015. Checkins are taken via voice (Echolink
or IRLP), and via Echolink textbox. Note that only one checkin
per callsign will be noted on the log…no matter which way you
checkin to the net. The callsign location data is noted from the
HamData and QRZ websites, unless otherwise noted. In the notes
below, the web address of the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net is
FIRST, due to display issues with Facebook.

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Voice Checkins (Echolink/IRLP):

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WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, Massachusetts (Backup Net Control/Net Management)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stowe, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Newport, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Newport, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KR4NL, Ed, Petersburg, Virginia (Skywarn Coordinator)
JH1OCA, Ken, Tokyo, Japan
VA3WXA, Gord, Toronto, Canada (Weather Radio Listeners Newsletter Net)
N1VXP, Rick, Chillicothe, Ohio
KB1CYO, Phil, Foxborough, Massachusetts
N5ZUA, Steve, Houston, Texas
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
KJ4CHS, Tom, Richmond, Virginia
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, California
KG5CEN, Glen, (Mobile over Lake Ponchatrain, Louisiana)
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
WB7PTR, Lynn, New Orleans, Louisiana
N0TAZ, Leon, Trenton, New Jersey

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Textbox Checkins:

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KA1NMA, Bob, Plymouth, Massachusetts
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
VE1MBR, Bob, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Canadian Hurricane Centre)
KF0DZ, Allin, Springfield, Missouri
VE1AKT, Al, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada (CANWARN)
N4ARZ, Gary, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
WB4TNH, Richard, Nashville, Tennessee

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The following stations checked into the Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for July 18, 2015. Checkins are taken via voice (Echolink or IRLP), and via Echolink textbox. Note that only one checkin per callsign will be noted on the log…no matter which way you checkin to the net. The callsign location data is noted from the HamData and QRZ websites, unless otherwise noted. In the notes below, the web address of the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net is FIRST, due to display issues with Facebook.

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Voice Checkins (Echolink/IRLP):

WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Backup Net Control)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stow, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CanWarn)
VA3WXA, Gord, Toronto, Canada (Weather Radio Newsletter Net)
N1VXP, Rick, Chilicothe, Ohio
N5ZUA, Steve, Houston, Texas
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, California
KG5CEN, Glen, Slidell, Louisiana
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
KG5HVO, Bryant, New Orleans, Louisiana
KB1FJN, Patrick, Lyndonville, Vermont

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Textbox Checkins:

VE1MBR, Bob, Nova Scotia, Canada (Canadian Hurricane Centre)
KB7QHP, Steve, Gilbert, Arizona
WB4TNH, Richard, Nashville, Tennessee
KB1CYO, Phil, Lyndonville, Vermont
VE1AKT, Al, New Brunswick, Canada
N4ARZ, Gary, Salem, South Carolina

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Voice Checkins: 15
Textbox Checkins: 6
Total Checkins: 21

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Hello to all…

Tropical Storm Claudette has formed in the Northern Atlantic about 290 miles south-southeast of Nantucket Massachusetts. Claudette has maximum sustained winds of 50 MPH. Little change in strength is expected tonight followed by weakening and a transition to a post-tropical system over the next couple of days. Advisories for Tropical Storm Claudette can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site as well as on our Facebook and Twitter feeds. Advisories can also be seen on the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

At this time, Claudette is no threat to land and is expected to remain below hurricane strength and VoIP Hurricane Net activation appears unlikely. Nonetheless, the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor the progress of Claudette. 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..

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) web site is being updated. A preview of the new web site can be seen at the following link:
http://www.nhcpara.noaa.gov/

On the preview link, comments can be provided on the new look of the web site. The new look is similar to the local National Weather Service forecast office web site revamps and the revamp to the Storm Prediction Center web site that have taken place in the last 12-18 months. Now is a chance to see what the new NHC web site looks like and provide comments on changes and improvements to the look of the web site.

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 Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for July 11, 2015. Checkins are taken via voice (Echolink or IRLP), and via Echolink textbox. Note that only one checkin per callsign will be noted on the log…no matter which way you checkin to the net. The callsign location data is noted from the HamData and QRZ websites, unless otherwise noted. In the notes below, the web address of the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net is FIRST, due to display issues with Facebook.

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Voice Checkins (Echolink/IRLP):

WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, Arkansas (Net Control)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, Oklahoma (Backup Net Control/Net Management)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, Maryland (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stow, Ohio (Skywarn Coordinator)
VA3WXA, Gord, Toronto, Canada (Weather Radio Listeners Net)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, Canada (CanWarn)
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico
VK3JED, Tony, Victoria, Austrailia
JH1OCA, Ken, Tokyo, Japan
K3NFU, Eric, Slidell, Louisiana
KA5EZQ, Rich, Belle Chasse, Louisiana
KJ4CHS, Tom, Richmond, Virginia
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, Louisiana
KG5EXB, Larry, Saint Bernard, Louisiana
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, Louisiana
KG5CEN, Glen, Slidell, Louisiana
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, North Carolina (Skywarn Coordinator)

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Textbox Checkins:

W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, Florida
VE1MBR, Bob, Nova Scotia, Canada (Canadian Hurricane Centre)
K2RRT, Ryan, Lake Luzerne, New York
VE1AKT, Al, New Brunswick, Canada

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Voice Checkins: 18
Textbox Checkins: 4
Total Checkins: 22

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VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net:

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