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..VoIP Hurricane Net Activation Starting at 8 AM EDT/1200 UTC Friday October 17th, 2014 for Impact of Hurricane Gonzalo on Bermuda likely lasting through Friday Evening. Activation will take place on the *WX_TALK* Echolink Conference Node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system for the duration of this event..
..WX4NHC-National Hurricane Center Amateur Radio Operations will also be active starting at 8 AM EDT/1200 UTC Friday October 17th, 2014..

As of 11 PM EDT/0300 UTC Thursday 10/16/14 US Time, Hurricane Gonzalo is a dangerous Category-4 hurricane and looks to pass very close to if not directly hit the island of Bermuda. Hurricane Warnings are now in effect for Bermuda. The VoIP Hurricane Net and the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center, WX4NHC, will be activated starting at 8 AM EDT/1200 UTC Friday October 17th, 2014 looking for surface reports and information from Bermuda. Activation will take place on the *WX_TALK* Echolink Conference Node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system for the duration of this event which is currently expected to be through Friday Evening. Any stations in these areas and any stations with relays into the affected areas of Hurricane Gonzalo are asked to join the net to provide surface reports.

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 Gonzalo under the Atlantic Tropical Products section. The voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds also contain information on Hurricane Arthur. 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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Hello to all…

Tropical Storm Gonzalo has formed in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Warnings are now in effect for Guadelope, Desirade, Les Saintes, Marie Galante, St. Martin, St. Barthelemy, St. Maartin, Saba, St. Eustatius, Barbuda, Antigua, Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, and Montserrat. Tropical Storm Watches are now in effect for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra and the US and British Virgin Islands. Tropical Storm conditions are likely in the Tropical Storm Warning area and possible in the Tropical Storm Watch area. Gonzalo is expected to steadily intensify and could become a hurricane in 48 hours and a 100 MPH Category-2 hurricane in 96 hours. Advisories for Tropical Storm Gonzalo 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

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor the progress of Gonzalo. 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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Tropical Storm Fay has been battering Bermuda during the overnight hours and into Sunday Morning. Sustained winds of strong tropical storm force up to 61 MPH with wind gusts up to 82-86 MPH have been reported on Bermuda. Some higher winds have been noted by one specific weather station on the island but this may not be representative of overall conditions. Numerous other weather stations on Bermuda have recorded wind gusts in the 60-70 MPH range with up to 2.25″ of rain recorded. Other weather stations have reported much higher rainfall but the rain gauge equipment has likely been impacted by the high winds.

Power outages have occurred on parts of Bermuda as several reporting weather stations have not reported in recently from the area and the IRLP node to Bermuda was unreachable in the past hour. Reports from Bermuda via Weather Underground stations can be seen via the VoIP Hurricane Net Report Viewer at the following link:

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

Once again, advisories on Tropical Storm Fay 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 at the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

Another area of disturbed weather about 275 miles east of the Leeward Islands continues to show signs of organization and now has a high chance, 70 percent, for development within 48 hours and within 5 days. A Reconnaissance Aircraft is scheduled to investigate this area of disturbed weather this afternoon and regardless of development, it is likely to bring locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds to the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and the Bahamas and interests in these areas should closely monitor the progress of this system.
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VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Report for Saturday October 11th, 2014:

Net Controls (2):
WA3TOY-Kurt-Passadena, MD (Primary)
WA2AQQ-Bob-East Meadow, NY (Secondary)

Net Management Team (3):
KD1CY/WA1EMA-Rob Acushnet, MA EOC
KC5FM-Lloyd-Altus, OK
K2DCD-Dennis-Ewing, NJ

Voice Check-Ins (13):
WB8YYS-Greg-Stow, OH
K5LKV-Matt-Houston, TX
KA5EZQ-Rick-Belle Chasse, LA
WW5SS-Fred-Metairie, LA
KE5BBG-Don-Conroe, TX
KF5YPG-Gary-Covington, LA
KB7QHP-Steve-Chandler, AZ
KG7FOR-Michelle-Yelm, WA
N5VX-Dale-Altus, OK
KG6FIY-Endaf-Long Beach, CA
AF5JG-Eric-Marrero, LA
KC5IJJ-David-New Orleans, LA
KG5DDW-Lambert-Kentwood, LA

Textbox Checkins (12* inclduing K2DCD from Net Management):
W4CFH-Chuck-Edgewater, FL
KJ4CHS-Tom-Richmond, VA
KB1PA-Barry-Delray Beach, FL
KA1NMA-Bob-Plymouth, MA
K2DCD-Dennis-Ewing, NJ
WB4TNH-Richard-Nashville, TN
KJ6NKV-Janielle-Sausalito, CA
WB4TNH-Richard-Nashville, TN
WA3ZWX-Charles-Millersville, MD
N4ARZ-Gary-Salem, SC
VE1AKT-Al-Fredicton, New Brunswick Canada
VE1MBR-Bob-Halifax Nova Scotia Canada – Canadian Hurricane Centre

Total Voice Check-ins (including NCOs and net Management): 18
Total Textbox Check-ins: 11* (K2DCD-Dennis from net management was a textbox check in counter under net management)
TOTAL NET CHECK-INS: 29

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

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Within the past 36 hours, the Atlantic Tropics have become active. Tropical Storm Fay has formed with maximum sustained winds of 60 MPH. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Bermuda and Fay my strengthen slightly as it makes its closest approach to Bermuda late Saturday Afternoon or Saturday Evening. Fay will then be absorbed by an approaching cold front on Sunday or Monday. Advisories on Tropical Storm Fay can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site and via the voipwxnet Facebook and Twitter feeds. Tropical Storm Fay advisories can also be seen via the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

There are 2 other areas of disturbed weather also being monitored in the Tropics. The first system is a tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands. This system has low chance, 20% for development over the next 48 hours but conditions are expected to become more conducive for development by early next week and this system has a high chance, 60% development in the 2-5 day period.

The second area of disturbed weather is a tropical wave producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms several hundred miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. Upper level winds are not favorable for development of this wave as it moves westward and has a low chance, 10%, for development over the next 5 days.

The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will closely monitor Tropical Storm Fay and the 2 areas of disturbed weather 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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The following stations checked into the VoIP Skywarn Hurricane Prep Net for Oct. 4, 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: 17
WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, AR (Net Control) 
KB1CYO, Phil, Foxborough, MA (Backup Net Control)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
W3TDH, Tom, Takoma Park, MD (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
VE1MBR, Bob, Nova Scotia, CN (Canadian Hurricane Center)
K3NFU, Roy, Slidell, LA
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, NY
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, NY
KM4BGB, Keith, Baytown, TX (Mobile)
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, LA
KG5EDE, Robert, River Ridge, LA
KF5YPG, Gary, Covington, LA
KF5USI, Bill, Houston, TX
KG7FOR, Michelle, Yelm, WA
WX0WX, Don, Miami, FL
WB8REI, Jeff, Columbus, OH

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SKYWARN Recognition Day 2014 (SRD’14) has been set for Saturday December 6th, 2014 from 0000-2400 UTC (Friday Evening December 5th, 2014 – 700 PM EST-Saturday Evening December 6th, 2014 – 700 PM EST). The VoIP Hurricane Prep Net for Saturday December 6th, 2014 will be at 700 PM EST immediately following SRD’14 activities. The SRD web site has been updated and more details will follow in the coming weeks. See link below:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/hamradio/

As we have done for the last several years, the *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 system will have a NWS Forecast Office act as a net control on the system and rotate among the various NWS Forecast Offices over the course of the event. Scheduling time slots to prior NWS Forecast Offices that have been on the system will be sent out later this month and then the request will be opened up to any new NWS forecast offices that would like a time slot as net control. There is also the possibility of D-STAR being utilized by some NWS forecast offices during SRD as well and we’ll coordinate with the D-STAR folks.

Further details on SRD’14 will be sent out over the coming weeks and months. 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 Sep. 27, 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: 21

WX1DER, Daryl, Little Rock, AR (Net Control)
WA2AQQ, Bob, East Meadow, NY (Backup Net Control)
KD1CY, Rob, New Bedford, MA (Net Management)
KC5FM, Lloyd, Altus, OK (Net Management)
WA3TOY, Kurt, Pasadena, MD (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4EJH, John, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
KJ4JPE, Janice, Swansboro, NC (Skywarn Coordinator)
W3TDH, Tom, Takoma Park, MD (Skywarn Coordinator)
KB1CYO, Phil, Foxborough, MA
N2HLB, John, Ellenville, NY
K5LZP, Tom, New Orleans, LA
AF5JG, Eric, Marrero, LA
KK4DQJ, Frank, Naples, FL
KI4GGH, Chris, Brewton, AL
KG6FIY, Endaf, Long Beach, CA
KF5YPG, Gary, Covington, LA
KB7QHP, Steve, Gilbert, AZ
WN7Y, Ron, Billings, MT
K8ARL, Karl, Tiffin, OH
KA5EZQ, Rick, Belle Chasse, LA
VE1AKT, Al, Nova Scotia, CN

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Textbox Checkins: 9

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KD2DLY, Carol, Tuckerton, NJ
KJ4CHS, Tom, Richmond, VA
KJ4PWY, Mike, Frederick, MD
N4AAA, Earl, Springfield, VA
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VoIP Hurricane Prep Net Report for Saturday 9/20/14:

Net Controls (2):
K3WRY-Joe-Richmond, VA (Primary NCO)
WA2AAQ-Bob-East Meadow, NY (Secondary NCO)

VoIP Net Management (2):
KD1CY-Rob-New Bedford, MA
KC5FM-Lloyd-Altus, OK

SKYWARN Coordinators/NCOs/EOC Liaisons (5):
W3TDH-Tom-Takhoma Park, MD
WB8YYS-Gregg-Stow, OH
KB2ZLA-Marshall-Parlin, NJ
KJ4EJH-John-Swansboro, NC
KJ4JPE-Janice-Swansboro, NC

General Voice-Checkins (6):
WA3TOY-Kurt-Pasadena, MD
KA5EZQ-Rick-Bell Chasse, LA
AF5JG-Eric-Marrero, LA
KF5WMS-David-Harvey, LA
KF5YNF-Suzanne-Harvey, LA
KK4DQJ-Frank-Naples, FL

Textbox Checkins (9):
W4CFH-Chuck-Edgewater, FL
KB1PA-Barry-Del Ray Beach FL
KG7FOR-Michelle-Yelm WA
KG6FIY-Endiaf-Long Beach, CA
KJ4PWY-Mike-Frederick, MD
KJ4CHS-Tom-Richmond, VA
WA2QHA/3-Joseph-Newfoundland, PA
KA1NMA-Bob-Plymouth, MA
VE1MBR-Bob-Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada (CHC)

Total Voice Checkins (including NCOs): 15
Textbox Checkins: 9
TOTAL NET CHECK-INS: 24

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

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Hello to all..

Tropical Storm Edouard has now intensified into the fourth hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Hurricane Edouard is expected to continue to intensify and could become a major hurricane in the next couple of days but it is no threat to the US or any other land area at this time as it will stay out in the open Atlantic as a threat to shipping interests only. Advisories on Hurricane Edouard can be seen off the main menu of the voipwx.net web site, off of our Facebook and Twitter feeds or via the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

The other areas of disturbed weather mentioned in the Saturday 9/13/14 Atlantic Tropical Update are no longer considered a threat for tropical cyclone formation. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to monitor 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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