Hello to all..

We are approaching the peak of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Over the past few days, Tropical Storm Edouard formed in the open Atlantic with maximum sustained winds of 50 MPH. Edouard is expected to intensify into a hurricane but will remain out in the open Atlantic and a threat only to shipping interests at this time. Advisory information on Edouard can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site, via our Facebook and Twitter feeds, or at the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

An area of low pressure formed over the Bahamas several days ago and has tracked into the Southeast Gulf of Mexico. Upper level winds remain unfavorable for development as the system tracks westward across the Gulf of Mexico and has a low chance, 10%, of development. Shower activity with a tropical wave located southwest of the Cape Verde Islands has diminished with development unlikely as it moves either west or west-northwest at 10 MPH.

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to monitor Tropical Storm Edouard and other 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

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Hello to all..

Tropical Depression (TD) 5 becomes Tropical Storm Dolly in the Bay of Campeche with maximum sustained winds of 45 MPH and a minimum central pressure of 1005 Millibars. Some slight additional strengthening is expected, however, Dolly is not expected to reach hurricane strength so we are not expecting activation of the VoIP Hurricane Net at this time but the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to monitor the situation. A tropical storm warning is now in effect from Tuxpan to Barra El Mezquital Mexico.

Advisories from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Tropical Storm Dolly are available under the main menu of the voipwx.net web site as well as the voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds. Advisories can also be seen on the NHC web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Dolly. 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 area of disturbed weather that was emerging from the Yucatan Peninsula into the Bay of Campeche has continued to get better organized and is now a Tropical Depression and is classified as Tropical Depression (TD) 5 with maximum sustained winds of 30 MPH. TD 5 is expected to continue to organize and become a tropical storm but is not expected to reach hurricane strength so we are not expecting activation of the VoIP Hurricane Net at this time but the VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to monitor the situation. If TD 5 strengthens into a tropical storm as expected, it will be named Dolly. A tropical storm warning is in effect from Tuxpan to La Pesca Mexico.

Advisories from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on TD 5 are available under the main menu of the voipwx.net web site as well as the voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds. Advisories can also be seen on the NHC web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to monitor the progress of TD 5. 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 latest Atlantic Tropical update from the National Hurricane Center has a broad area of low pressure that is emerging off the Yucatan Peninsula into the eastern part of the Bay of Campeche. Environmental conditions appear to be favorable for development and this system could become a tropical depression in the next day or two as it moves west-northwestward at 10 MPH and an Air Force reserve reconnaissance aircraft is scheduled to investigate the system today if necessary. The main threat with the system currently is heavy rainfall for Southweast Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula today through Tuesday and mainland Mexico for later Tuesday into Wednesday. The system has a high chance of development. The latest Tropical Weather Outlook can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site and on our Facebook and Twitter voipwxnet feeds. It 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 is closely monitoring 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 Aug. 30, 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.

Also, all callsigns will be VERIFIED before posting to the log. If the call is found to be invalid, that station will NOT be logged. 

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

Voice Checkins: 22

WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, MD (Net Control/Skywarn Coordinator)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, AR (Backup Net Control)
KB2ZLA, Marshall, Parlin, NJ (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stowe, OH (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Newport, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE1MBR, Bob, Nova Scotia, CN (Canadian Hurricane Center)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, CN
VE1CHL, Scott, Nova Scotia, CN
VA1GGM, Gary, Nova Scotia, CN
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, NY
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, LA
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, CA
KK4DQJ, Frank, Naples, FL
N5ZUA, Steven, Houston, TX
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, LA
KB7QHP, Steve, Gilbert, AZ
WX7JEM, Joshua, Phoenix, AZ
NP3OD, Francisco, San Juan, PR
WB8REI, Jeff, Columbus, OH
KJ4JPE, Janice, Newport, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, LA
K5UQ, Matt, New Orleans, LA

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Textbox Checkins: 9

KJ4CHS, Tom, Richmond,VA
N4AAA, Earl, Springfield, VA
KD9ATQ, Mark, Chicago, IL
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Hello to all..

The National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a Tropical Cyclone Update at 620 AM stating that Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft data indicates that Tropical Depression (TD) 4 has strengthened into Tropical Storm Cristobal with Maximum Sustained Winds of 45 MPH and a minimum central pressure of 1002 Millibars or 29.59 inches. Cristobal is moving toward the Northwest at 9 MPH. The Bahama island chain will receive tropical storm force conditions today through part of Monday. Cristobal is expected to reach hurricane strength in 72 to 96 hours. Computer models shifted east in the track of Cristobal overnight but there remains a very wide variance in the model guidance at this time and it will be at least another 18-24 hours before computer model runs get a better handle on the track of Cristobal.

Advisories on Cristobal can be found off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site and on the voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds. This information can also be seen off the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will be closely monitoring the progress of Cristobal. 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 Aug. 23, 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: (x) 16
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, MD (Net Control/Skywarn Coordinator)
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, AR (Backup Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, MA (Net Management)
K3WRY, Joe, Richmond, VA (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
WB8YYS, Gregg, Stowe, OH (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE9MTB, Rick, New Brunswick, CN (CANWARN)
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, NY
K4GRW, Bob, Newport, NC
KK4DQJ, Frank, Naples, FL
N5OZG, Joe, Metarie, LA
KK4PLI, Willis, Morehead City, NC
WP4OTZ, Manuel, Kenner, LA
KF5WMS, David, Harvey, LA
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, NY

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Textbox Checkins: (x) 13
KJ4CHS, Tom, Richmond, VA
WB4TNH, Richard, Nashville, TN
KA1LKB, Rick, Holbrook, MA
N4AAA, Earl, Springfield, VA
W4CFH, Chuck, Edgewater, FL
KD9ATQ, Mark, Chicago, IL
W4WMM, Alan, Mobile, AL
N5WXC, Steve, Laplace, LA
KA1VRF, Wayne, Vero Beach, FL
VE1AKT, Al, Fredericton, New Brunswick, CN (CANWARN)
VE1JS, John, Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia, CN
AJ4DT, Dennis, Melbourne, FL
KG7FOR, Michelle, Yelm, WA
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Hello to all..

The area of disturbed weather north of the Dominican Republic has now been classified as Tropical Depression 4 with maximum sustained winds of 35 MPH. The government of the Bahamas has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the southeast and central Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. TD 4 is expected to move through the Bahama Island chain and is expected to intensify into a tropical storm within 12 to 24 hours. If TD 4 does this as expected, it will be named Cristobal. TD 4 could potentially reach hurricane strength in approximately 72 hours per the initial forecast guidance from the National Hurricane Center. The current track brings TD 4 parallel to the US East Coast but model tracks are highly divergent and it will likely take at least 24 hours for model solutions to coalesce on a specific track.

Advisories on TD 4 can be found off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site and on the voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds. This information can also be seen off the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will be closely monitoring 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..

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team continues to closely monitor an area of disturbed weather near the northern coast of the Dominican Republic and Hispaniola. It continues to become better organized and is expected to become a tropical depression or tropical storm later today or Sunday. The disturbance is expected to continue to move west-northwestward into the Southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands today and the Central Bahamas on Sunday with the potential for heavy rainfall and flash flooding/mudslides and strong winds. Strong winds and heavy rainfall are occurring in Hispaniola the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico this Saturday Morning. Interests in these areas should continue to closely monitor the progress of this system. This system has an 80% chance for development in the next 48 hours and a 90% chance for development over the next 5 days. The Tropical Weather Outlook can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site and our voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds. It can also be seen 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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Hello to all..

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team is currently monitoring a small area of low pressure north of the US Virgin Islands. It is currently disorganized and its proximity to Hispaniola may inhibit development initially but as this system pulls away from Hispaniola and moves into Bahamas, conditions are favorable for this system to organize into a tropical depression or tropical storm. The US Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola should closely monitor the progress of this system and could see some gusty winds and heavy rainfall. An Air Force Reserve Unit Hurricane Hunter Aircraft is scheduled to investigate the system this afternoon if necessary and the system has a 60% chance to develop into a tropical depression or tropical storm within 48 hours and an 80% chance in the next 5 days. The Tropical Weather Outlook can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site and our voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds. It can also be seen 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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