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..VoIP Hurricane Net to activate formally at 10 AM EDT/1400 UTC Friday September 17th, 2010 for Impact of Hurricane Karl over Eastern Coastal Mexico. Activation is expected to last through late Friday Evening. Activation will take place on the *WX_TALK* Echolink Conference Node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system for the duration of this event..

Hurricane Karl is a category two hurricane headed for the coast of Mexico. The VoIP Hurricane Net will activate at 10 AM EDT/1400 UTC looking for surface reports from stations in the affected area of Hurricane Karl or from Amateur Radio Operators who have contact with the affected area of Hurricane Karl through any relays or people they know in the area.

For the latest advisory information including watches and warnings, you can go to the VoIPWXNet web site and click Atlantic Tropical Products and click on the advisory information for Hurricane Karl under the Atlantic Tropical Products section. You can also gather the advisory information from the National Hurricane Center web site at the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

The reporting criteria and activation policy for our net during hurricane net activations can be found on our web site at http://www.voipwx.net and any reports received via relays or directly from Amateurs in the path of Hurricane Karl would be much appreciated.

Listen Only IRLP/EchoLink capability include the following systems (We ask that listen-only folks please provide this capability and connect by formal activation time if possible):

IRLP:
Reflector 9508 Sydney Australia Reflector channel 8.
Reflector 9129 New England Reflector channel 9.

EchoLink:
*KC4QLP-C* Node: 290251
*VKEMCOMM* Node: 270177
*N5API* Node: 77433
*IRESC* Node: 278173
*N1TAI* Node: 269929

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We have reached the peak of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season and at that peak we have 2 hurricanes and 1 tropical storm in the Atlantic. Here is an update on each system:

Hurricane Igor attained Category-5 hurricane strength last night but has weakened a bit to a large and still powerful category 4 hurricane. Igor is expected to maintain at least major hurricane strength over the next 5 days with a potential significant threat to the island of Bermuda over the weekend. This will be monitored closely for activation of the VoIP Hurricane Net in the Saturday Afternoon through Sunday Afternoon timeframe.

Hurricane Julia has attained Category-4 hurricane strength as it traverses the open waters of the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. Julia is expected to weaken a bit as it moves into colder Atlantic waters and experiences shear from Hurricane Igor. Julia is no threat to land and is only a threat to shipping interests.

Tropical Storm Karl is about to make landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula as a strong tropical storm. Karl will traverse land over the Yucatan and weaken to a tropical depression but emerge over the Southwest Gulf of Mexico where it will reintensify and is expected to regain hurricane strength and make landfall in Northeast Mexico as a Category-1 hurricane with impact being felt in Northeast Mexico in the late Friday Afternoon through Saturday Morning timeframe. This may also prompt activation of the VoIP Hurricane Net for that timeframe.

Anyone who has contacts in the affected area of Northeast Mexico or Bermuda or who is directly in these areas are asked to closely monitor the progress of Karl and Igor respectively. We ask that they join potential VoIP Hurricane Net activations over the afforementioned timeframes stated above to provide damage and surface weather reports.

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Igor has now intensified into a major hurricane and is currently traversing the open waters of the Central Atlantic Ocean. Igor is expected to remain a major hurricane over the next several days and is expected to be come a large hurricane. The threat of Igor to the Northern Leeward Islands, Bahamas, Bermuda or the US East Coast is unknown at this time. The model spread on Igor is quite wide right now and will be contingent on the strength of the ridge over the Central Atlantic Ocean versus the weakness in the ridge created by a trough that will be going through the regon.

In the past 18 hours, Tropical Depression (TD) #12 formed in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean near the Cape Verde Islands and has intensified into Tropical Storm Julia. Julia could brigng tropical storm force wind conditions and heavy rainfall to the Southern Cape Verde Islands where a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect. After that, Julia is expected to remain over the open waters of the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and may intensify to minimal hurricane strength.

Advisory information for Igor and Julia can be seen on the VoIPWXNet web site by looking under Atlantic Tropical Products off the Main Menu of the web site. Igor and Julia Advisory information can also be seen off the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

Beyond Igor and Julia, another area of disturbed weather over the Central Caribbean Sea that is producing heavy rainfall over Jamaica, Cuba, and Hispaniola and has a medium chance for development as it moves over the Northwest Caribbean Sea. This system will be monitored as well.

The VoIP Hurricane Net will continue to closely monitor Igor, Julia, and any other areas of disturbed weather into the Tropics as needed. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!

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Tropical Strom Igor has formed over the Far Eastern Atlantic Ocean this morning. A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the Southern Cape Verde Islands as Igor is within 95 miles of the southermost islands. After passing near the Cape Verde Islands, Igor will traverse the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean over the next 5 days as a threat to shipping interests. It is unclear whether Igor will affect any land areas at this time but Igor is expected to intensify into a hurricane over the 5-day period as conditions become more favorable over the Atlantic Ocean for tropical cyclone development.

Igor advisory information can be seen on the VoIPWXNet web site by looking under Atlantic Tropical Products off the Main Menu of the web site. Igor Advisory 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 will closely monitor the progress of Igor. 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 Hurricane Earl Post Storm Report and analysis and Eastern Region Communications Test Results have been posted to the WX1BOX web site. It is posted at the following link:

http://www.wx1box.org/node/337

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

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Tropical Depression (TD) #10 Becomes Tropical Storm Hermine. Hermine is the 8th named system of the 2010 Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Season. Hermine is expected to strengthen to a 50 Knot/60 MPH Tropical Stom before making landfall somewhere over the Northeast Mexico/South Texas coast line and the model guidance has shifted northward so a Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect for the coast of Mexico from Tampico to the mouth of the Rio Grande and from the mouth of the Rio Grande to Baffin Bay Texas. Additional watches or warnings could be required for portions of South Texas later today. Hermine is expected to make landfall without becoming a hurricane but this will need close monitoring since the environment is favorable for strengthening and if Hermine spends more time over water than currently forecast, she might have an opportunity to become a hurricane.

Hermine advisory information can be seen on the VoIPWXNet web site by looking under Atlantic Tropical Products off the Main Menu of the web site. Hermine Advisory 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 will closely 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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The area of disturbed weather over the Southwest Gulf of Mexico has become better organized and is now Tropical Depression (TD) #10. TD 10 is within 300 miles of land but is expected to organize and become a tropical storm before landfall on the coast of Mexico. If it were to become a tropical storm, it would be named Hermine. At this time, the system is not expected to attain hurricane strength. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the coast of Mexico from Tampico to the mouth of the Rio Grande River.

TD 10 advisory information can be seen on the VoIPWXNet web site by looking under Atlantic Tropical Products off the Main Menu of the web site. TD 10 Advisory 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 will closely monitor the progress of TD 10. 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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..VoIP Hurricane Net to activate formally at 4 PM EDT/2000 UTC Thursday September 2nd, 2010 for Impact of Hurricane Earl over Eastern North Carolina, Outer Banks of North Carolina, Eastern Virginia and the Delmarva peninsula. Activation is expected to last through early Friday Morning potentially with another activation possible over the New England states Friday Afternoon through Saturday Morning. Activation will take place on the *WX_TALK* Echolink Conference Node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system for the duration of this event..
…WX4NHC Operations Will Also Activate at 4 PM EDT/2000 UTC for Hurricane Earl’s Impact on the Eastern North Carolina, Outer Banks of North Carolina, Eastern Virginia and the Delmarva peninsula…

Hurricane Earl is an extremely powerful Category IV hurricane and is expected to stay a major hurricane as it makes a close pass within 125 miles of the Eastern Virginia, Eastern North Carolina, Delmarva peninsula region. The VoIP Hurricane Net will activate at 4 PM EDT/2000 UTC looking for surface reports from stations in the affected area of Hurricane Earl or from Amateur Radio Operators who have contact with the affected area of Hurricane Earl through any relays or people they know in the area. In addition, an activation of the net could occur again on Friday Afternoon and Evening as Earl makes another closs pass to portions of Southeast New England.

For the latest advisory information including watches and warnings, you can go to the VoIPWXNet web site and click Atlantic Tropical Products and click on the advisory information for Hurricane Earl under the Atlantic Tropical Products section. You can also gather the advisory information from the National Hurricane Center web site at the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

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At 6 PM ET, the VoIP Hurricane Net deactivated formally and WX4NHC deactivated their operations as Earl pulls away from lands and moves more out into the open Ocean.

The most significant damage was in the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla with extremely heavy rain as high as 9 inches recorded on the island of Antigua. Reports received by the VoIP Hurricane Net via Amateur Radio Operators and through storm bloggers on stormcarib.com can be seen via the following link:

http://report.voipwx.net/qilan/nhcwx/list_VOIP_records?auth=OK

Hurricane Earl is expected to remain a major hurricane for several days as it traverses just off the US East Coast. Impacts could be felt near the Outer banks of North Carolina and New England/Long Island NY area. The cone of uncertainity is over these areas. It will become better known over the next 24-36 hours worth of model runs which area or areas will be affected up the US East Coast.

Tropical Storm Fiona has now formed about 895 miles west of the Leeward Islands. Fiona could cause tropical storm force conditions over the Leeward Islands. At this time, Fiona is expected to only remain at tropical storm strength and not intensify into a hurricane over the next 120 hours but this will need to be closely monitored. Tropical Storm Watches may be needed once again for portions of the Caribbean islands later this week.

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..VoIP Hurricane Net to activate formally at 8 AM EDT/7 AM CDT/1200 UTC Monday August 30th, 2010 for Impact of Hurricane Earl on the Northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Activation is expected to last through Monday Evening potentially. Activation will take place on the *WX_TALK* Echolink Conference Node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system for the duration of this event..
…WX4NHC Operations Will Also Activate at 8 AM EDT/7 AM CDT/1200 UTC for Hurricane Earl’s Impact on the Northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico..

Hurricane Earl is expected to intensify and become a strong Category 1 to Category 2 hurricane as it moves westward to possibly west-northwestward near or through the Northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Hurricane Earl’s hurricane force wind field is forecast to stay just north of the islands but any deviation to the south of the current track guidance would bring the hurricane force wind field to the Northern Leeward Islands and possibly the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The VoIP Hurricane Net will activate at 8 AM EDT/7 AM CDT/1200 UTC looking for surface reports from stations in the affected area of Hurricane Earl or from Amateur Radio Operators who have contact with the affected area of Hurricane Earl through any relays or people they know in the area.

For the latest advisory information including watches and warnings, you can go to the VoIPWXNet web site and click Atlantic Tropical Products and click on the advisory information for Hurricane Earl under the Atlantic Tropical Products section. You can also gather the advisory information from the National Hurricane Center web site at the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

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