SKYWARN Newsletter #251

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Hello to all..

SKYWARN Coordinators Strategy Meeting Summary from March 15th, 2008..

SKYWARN Self-Activation Report from March 21st, 2008..

NWS Taunton, Mass. SKYWARN Training 2008 Schedule Update..

NWS Gray, Maine. SKYWARN Training 2008 Schedule Update..

ARRL Letter Article: Michigan Amateurs Team Up with the State..

ARRL Letter Article: Hams on Hand as Tornados Sweep Through Georgia, Downtown Atlanta..

ARRL Letter Article: National Hurricane Conference Set for April..

Newsletter Issued: 3/26/08.

SKYWARN Coordinators Strategy Meeting Summary from March 15th, 2008..

The first of 2 SKYWARN Strategy Meetings for 2008 was held for SKYWARN

Coordinators and net controls on Saturday March 15th, 2008. There were

14 people in attendance. They were as follows:

KB1GHX-Glenn Field NWS Taunton Warning Coordination Meteorologist

N1XTB-Phil McNamara ARES Emergency Coordinator-Air Force MARS Liaison

KB1CYO-Phil McLaughlin NWS Taunton Amateur Radio Operator

N1JMA-Martin Mendelson Rhode Island State SKYWARN Coordinator

KB1KQW-Jim Palmer North Shore Assistant SKYWARN Coordinator

N1PJ-PJ Howe Worcester County SKYWARN Coordinator

N1FY-Carl Aveni NWS Taunton Amateur Radio Operator

KB1G-Bill Boyes Rhode Island SKYWARN Net Control Operator

K1GMG-Gregg Gallant Hartford-Tolland, CT County Assistant SKYWARN Coordinator

KB1DGY-Bernie Dubb Windham County, CT SKYWARN Coordinator

K1HRV-Dave Doe Norfolk County SKYWARN Coordinator

W1MPN-Mike Neilsen NWS Taunton SKYWARN Special Advisor

N1XRS-Tony Duarte Acushnet Emergency Management Communications Officer

KD1CY-Rob Macedo ARES SKYWARN Coordinator for NWS Taunton

The first item for the meeting was a presentation on weather and other

significant events from November 2007-March 2008. A review of winter

storms that affected the region as well as the severe weather event

from March 5th was discussed along with those winter storms that

caused wind damage and flood issues. SKYWARN Recognition Day results

were shared with the group as well.

Finalized severe weather reporting results were also discussed

showing that from a reporting perspective, the 2007 severe weather

season was higher in total number of reports than 2006 but that the

impact of the 2006 events from a severe weather event were greater.

There were a total of 412 severe weather reports received and 372

came in through Amateur Radio which resulted in 90.3% of the

reporting coming in via Amateur Radio. As a breakdown for 2007, there

was the following:

-One major severe weather outbreak classified as having 40 or more

reports within a single event and that was July 15th, 2007.

-Four severe weather outbreaks with 28 or more reports (May 16th,

July 6th, July 28th and August 3rd.

-Several outbreaks with Tornado Warnings including 1 multiple Tornado

Warning event for Essex County on June 2nd, 2007.

-Four severe weather events where 20 or more severe reports were

received in a single severe weather situation.

An update on NWS Gray Maine Operations was given. A meeting was held

at NWS Gray after the NWS Taunton meeting where significant ground

was covered on setting up additional repeater frequencies and network

infrastructure for New Hampshire and Maine for SKYWARN. SKYWARN Training

planning for the NWS Gray, Maine office was also being done with several

sessions booked. HF and VoIP liaison paths are solid between NWS Gray

and Taunton and additional liaison paths via VHF and UHF are being

worked.

An update on the VoIP Hurricane Net was also given. The net format

change from weekly to monthly with presentations every month was

discussed along with the need for more net controls and check-ins

from stations in the affected area of hurricanes. Enhancements to the

VoIP Hurricane Net Web reporting form was discussed along with the

fact that Hurricane "Spotter" training was given on the March monthly

net. The VoIP Hurricane Net will be represented at the National

Hurricane Conference by Dennis Dura-K2DCD, Rob Macedo-KD1CY, Jim

Palmer-KB1KQW and Rich Long-KF6BKA.

An update on SKYWARN 2008 planning for NWS Taunton was given. A meeting

was held by Amateur Radio SKYWARN Coordinators with WBZ-TV Channel 4

to extend the relationship with them and to add more PR to the

Amateur Radio component of the SKYWARN program and that was discussed

at the meeting. The relationship with WCVB-TV Channel 5 continues

to grow as well with positive comments relayed by the Concord

Amateur Radio Club by Harvey Leonard on the efforts of Amateur Radio

SKYWARN Spotters.

Continuing on an update for SKYWARN 2008 planning, additional ways

to increase reporting were discussed and plans to execute that work.

Those items include:

-Information to be posted on SKYWARN on the Mass. Volunteer Service

Alliance.

-Enhancements to the NWS Taunton Operations desk and support function

with new operators and additional tools. (Winlink tool added in 2007)

-Public Safety Desk setup and other means to gather more reports.

-Damage assessment work/Work and PR through the media.

-SKYWARN Document revamped (Keep it current and updated to keep

activation process intact, Continuity of Operations)

Updates and follow-through on other projects that are in the queue that

will be worked include:

-Assist NWS on other endeavors (Prevailing Winds Newsletter on a more

frequent basis, more support of Storm Ready and coordinating it.)

-NWS Open House support when the next Open House occurs which at the

meeting, Glenn Field stated that the Open House will not occur

until 2009 at the earliest.

-NOAA Weather Radio event and Amateur Radio support.

-Lat/Lon database entry.

-SKYWARN Tri-fold brochure.

Glenn Field had a number of comments and items that were discussed

at the meeting. Glenn mentioned that both he and Bill Babcock have

the ability to auto enter confirmed SKYWARN Training dates which allows

for better and quicker updates of the SKYWARN Training schedule on the

NWS Taunton web site.

Glenn also mentioned that the NOAA Weather Radio will now also be

available on the web as an online audio stream. This has been

implemented at numerous NWS offices and will be implemented on the

NWS Taunton web site in the coming weeks/months.

Glenn briefly discussed the NWS IM Chat system. This system may become

something that needs to be utilized at the NWS office but is under

significant scrutiny from the forecasters due to the distraction it

can cause. The Ham Operations may be utilized to assist with this

capability if it makes sense.

Glenn mentioned that there is now a Trademark signature added to the

SKYWARN logo due to some issues in the Midwest with the SKYWARN logo

and what that allows spotters to do when spotting severe weather. This

TM symbol will be added to all SKYWARN logos going forward.

Glenn announced that the Southern New England Weather Conference will

be on Saturday October 25th, 2008 at the Dexter-Southfield School in

Brookline, Massachusetts. He noted that Blue Hill has put in for a

grant and if that grant were to be obtained, it would drastically

reduce the cost of the conference for those who want to attend. Some

topics that Glenn stated will be given during the conference include:

-Panel Discussion on December 13th, 2008 Snow storm gridlock situation

with Dave Glazebrook from MEMA, the Boston Acting EMA Director, SMART

Route traveler representative, a regular reporter and hopefully a

school superintendent who closed school before the storm hit.

For the panel discussion, Glenn requested information on whether folks

new of school closings or schools that shut down earlier and either

before the storm hit or just before the worst of the storm hit. Any

SKYWARN Spotters with this information should please send this info

to Rob Macedo via email at rmacedo@rcn.com

Other topics for the Southern New England Weather Conference include

having a social scientist to discuss how the general public reacts

to the warning that NWS issues with a case study on the Tornado

Outbreak on the Super Tuesday primary. Dr. Richard Lizen from MIT

will also present at the conference on refuting the Global Warming

argument.

It was hoped to get former National Hurricane Center Director, Max

Mayfield, at the conference but due to his schedule and other commitments,

this was not practical. There is, however, potential that Max could

be a speaker at the conference in 2 years time. Max Mayfield is

currently working on a new Emergency Alert System type network that

he is extremely interested in implementing. Other topics from the

conference will be announced as we get closer to the 2008 conference.

Online Spotter training is still being worked by Bill Babcock. The

hope is to have an online spotter training class available so that

existing SKYWARN Spotters can get refreshed online by the second half

of this year. When this is available, it will be announced in the

next SKYWARN Newsletter.

Glenn Field discussed that there will be a significant consolidation of

the Winter Weather products issued. Many products such as Snow Advisories,

Heavy Snow Warnings, Heavy Sleet Warnings etc. will be consolidated back

to Winter Storm Watches/Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories. Freezing

Rain will remain a separate advisory and Ice Storm Warning will also

remain a separate warning. This will be effective for the next season.

There is also potential that a few other non-severe specific warning/

advisory type information may be utilized. This would include

advisories for non-severe thunderstorms and snow squall

watch/warning/advisory type products. This is a more longer term objective

for the NWS. Further details will be posted when the changes take

affect.

A SKYWARN Training update was given. The only forecaster driven session

left to schedule was in Northwest Massachusetts and that was being worked.

It would later be found out that a SKYWARN Training session in Salem

Massachusetts at the Salem State College would be booked and that

update has been made to the training schedule. Martin Mendelson-N1JMA

mentioned that he had attempted to contact Frank Nocera about scheduling

a Marine Spotter Class with the Navy in Rhode Island but hadn't heard

from Frank. Glenn Field worked this issue to have Martin get in touch

with Frank after the meeting. If that class is scheduled and opened

to the public, it will be posted in the SKYWARN Newsletter and on the

web.

At this point, Rob Macedo-KD1CY asked a question about the CocoRaHS

program and its mission to collect daily rain and snow reports and

assuring that SKYWARN is leveraged into that program. An action was

taken to follow-up with Joe Dellicarpini to follow-up on the progress

of this program.

The next item was on enhancements to the NWS Taunton Operations

station. Rob Macedo took an action to follow up with the ET's on

these items which include the Icom IC-735 HF Radio installation

if power obstacles can be overcome and an EVDO router to hook up

a Verizon Cell Phone Air Card that was taken down from the Fairhaven

Repeater.

The next item discussed was liaison paths to various areas. Bill Boyes,

KB1G, brought up some excellent points on restructuring liaison

work in the state of Rhode Island and Martin-N1JMA agreed with doing

something in this area and also trying to consolidate SKYWARN and the

ARES Snow Desk nets. Rob Macedo took an action to get a meeting

together with Rick Andreano-K3OQH, Bill-KB1G and Martin-N1JMA to

go through these items.

Bernie Dubb-KB1DGY mentioned that the 147.225-Killingly, CT Repeater

has an EchoLink node. Bernie took an action to find out more details

about the node and using that as a liaison path either by NWS Taunton

directly connecting or connecting it with the New England VoIP

reflector system. There is also a 6 Meter Repeater in Scituate, Rhode

Island on 53.29 PL: 82.5 that could also provide some liaison

capability to portions of Connecticut and Central Massachusetts.

Bernie took an action to research this with his alternate net controls

and liaisons. That concluded discussions on liaison paths after well

established paths were quickly reviewed.

The next item was a presentation on unique historical positioning of

New England Hurricanes by Mike Neilsen-W1MPN. This presentation was

very well received on how hurricanes that track into New England

go into a very tight pipe or path before reaching New England and

how some in this pipe or path either make landfall further south

or veer out to sea. Some information on intensity and speed of

New England hurricanes and how they impact the system and our

area was also discussed.

The final items discussed were various NWS initiatives where the

following updates were given:

-Need to setup another Storm Ready support discussion meeting in late

April or May to continue the Storm Ready support effort. Rob Macedo

took this action.

-Need to determine when and if Hams should help with Lat/Lon entry

for various programs. This is currently on hold as the system that

is being utilized that requires Lat/Lon entry may change.

-No new updates on a possible NOAA Weather Radio event with NECN and

Matt Noyes. This will be monitored.

-Other actions were discussed and mentioned earlier in the meeting

and this meeting summary.

A review of NWS Taunton contact info was done and there were no

changes.

The next SKYWARN Strategy Meeting was tentatively scheduled for

Saturday November 1st, 2008 for SKYWARN Coordinators and Net Controls.

SKYWARN Self-Activation Report from March 21st, 2008..

SKYWARN was self-activated as strong winds impacted much of Southern

New England particularly at the higher elevations and in northeast

parts of the region that were closest to a departing storm system that

was moving past Northern New England. Reports of wind damage and numerous

measured wind gusts of 50 MPH or greater were received.

SKYWARN was self-activated using several of the SKYWARN repeaters

across Southern New England including the 145.49-Fairhaven and

145.47-Danvers Repeaters as well as the New England VoIP

Reflector system IRLP 9123/Echolink Conference *NEW-ENG* Node: 9123.

Amateur Radio Coordinators, Jim Palmer-KB1KQW, Tony Duarte-N1XRS,

Ray Weber-KA1JJM and Rob Macedo-KD1CY monitored the strong wind

event.

Winds increased significantly around 9 AM across the region. A

measured wind gust of 46 MPH was recorded in the Marstons Mills section

of Barnstable by Frank O'Laughlin-WQ1O. A measured

wind gust of 47 MPH was reported at N1EVH-Mike Naselroad's location

in Lynn, Massachusetts. At 945 AM, a measured wind gust of 52 MPH

with a large limb down on wires and an isolated power outage occurring

in Montgomery, Massachusetts. A measured wind gust of 46 MPH was

reported in Cranston, RI at 957 AM. In Westport, Massachusetts, wires

were blown down on Horseneck Road near the Dartmouth town line with

wires down in Orleans, Massachusetts at 1130 AM.

Additional measured wind gusts of 58 MPH in Cambridge at 1233 PM, 47

MPH in Ipswich, Mass at 2 PM, 47 MPH in West Peabody at 150 PM, 52

MPH in Gloucester at 214 PM and 52 MPH in Salem at 254 PM were also

received. A measured wind gust of 45 MPH was recorded in New Boston,

New Hampshire at 531 PM with a measured wind gust in Stow, Mass. of

63 MPH at 431 PM. Other measured wind gusts recorded between 11 AM-3 PM of 46 MPH or

greater included a 50 MPH measured wind gust in Boston and Brookline,

Mass and 46 MPH in Norwood and Scituate, Massachusetts. A measured

wind gust of 48 MPH was recorded at 1020 AM at the Southwick EOC with

a large tree blown down blocking Route 202 at Route 10 blocking road

for 2 hours with half the town losing power. This was recorded by

Emergency Management Director and Ham Radio Operator,

Charlie Dunlap-K1II. A measured wind gust of 62 MPH was recorded at

1244 PM in Goshen, Massachusetts per Ray Weber-KA1JJM. This report

was received the next day from this weather station and work is

underway to gather this information from that weather station on

a more timely basis.

Additional damage reports were received in New Bedford with several

locations of wires down between 1 and 3 PM. Trees and wires down

on three different streets in Leominster at 147 PM and 255 PM reported

by AA2T-Jerry Rogich, SKYWARN Spotter and Leominster EMA member. Power

lines were blown down on Ruth Avenue in Peabody with a large pine

tree blown down in Revere. A Tree was blown down blocking the road

in Coventry, RI with a tree down across Holten Street in Danvers,

Massachusetts. Trees and wires were blown down on Maple Avenue in

Taunton, Massachusetts. Reports of damage went on through about 430 PM

before winds slowly abated. Additional damage reports were received

in parts of Northern Connecticut as measured wind gusts were in the

46-50 MPH range in Hartford and Tolland Counties of Connecticut.

Special thanks to all those that assisted in this self-activation of

SKYWARN for strong winds and wind damage!

NWS Taunton, Mass. SKYWARN Training 2008 Schedule Update..

There has been one new update to the NWS Taunton, Mass. SKYWARN Training

2008 schedule. A new training session has been scheduled at the Salem

State College in Salem, Massachusetts for Wednesday April 16th from

6-9 PM.

Efforts continue on securing a SKYWARN Training session in Northwest

Massachusetts for Tuesday May 6th but a site has not been confirmed

as of yet. The Sturdy Memorial Amateur Radio Club would like to host

a SKYWARN Training session on a Wednesday or Thursday in May and this

is being worked and will likely be taught by an Amateur Radio

Coordinator.

A correction has been made to the SKYWARN Training location at WFSB

Channel 3. The town that the site is located in is Rocky Hill,

Connecticut and not Hartford, Connecticut. That change/correction

has been made. Below are the links to the latest SKYWARN Training

schedules on the WX1BOX web site and the NWS Taunton:

http://www.wx1box.org/mod.php?mod=userpage&menu=8&page_id=1

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/skywarnTraining.shtml

NWS Gray, Maine. SKYWARN Training 2008 Schedule Update..

The National Weather Service in Gray, Maine has confirmed 2 additional

SKYWARN Training Sessions in their County Warning Area. Meteorologist

and SKYWARN Spotter Coordinator, Mike Cempa from the NWS Gray, Maine

office has also confirmed 2 additional SKYWARN Training sessions in

New Hampshire. Mike also hopes to hit other areas such as Lebanon, NH,

the Connecticut River Valley as well as Jackson or Rangeley, Maine,

Sanford, Maine and the Concord, NH area. Mike is hoping to do the

majority of these additional sessions in the April through June

timeframe. A SKYWARN Training session was completed in Augusta, Maine on March 19th.

The link below has the latest NWS Gray, Maine SKYWARN Training Schedule

including the recently added sessions in New Hampshire:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/spotters_skywarn/skywarn2.shtml

ARRL Letter Article: Michigan Amateurs Team Up with the State..

ARRL Letter Article on organizational changes in Michigan ARES and

RACES. See article below:

==> MICHIGAN AMATEURS TEAM UP WITH STATE

ARRL Michigan Section Manager Dale Williams, WA8EFK, and Michigan

Section Emergency Coordinator John McDonough, WB8RCR, have been working

with the Homeland Security Division of the Michigan State Police

Emergency Management to align the capabilities of the Amateur Radio

Public Service Corps (ARPSC) more closely with the communications needs

of the state's public service agencies.

ARPSC -- Michigan's integrated ARES/RACES program -- also participates

in the Michigan State Department Emergency Management Coordinators

Quarterly meetings at the State Emergency Operating Center. It is here,

Williams said, that discussion of the Public Safety communications

grants are discussed and their investment justifications are detailed.

"We have been afforded the opportunity to discuss Amateur Radio's

involvement with communications interoperability, as well as our ability

to fill gaps in disparate networks and outages. As a result of these

conferences, I was asked to include a list of ARPSC's needs for the next

three years."

To further that end, Williams told the ARRL that they have been

successful in incorporating the ARPSC Program into the Michigan State

Preparedness Priorities. Michigan intends to develop the ARPSC into a

fully integrated communications team operating under common standards

and procedures, including maintaining and enhancing the statewide

Amateur Radio communications system; establishing suggested standards

for Amateur Radio capabilities in local Emergency Operations Centers,

and developing a public awareness and education program to bolster the

ranks of Amateur Radio participants. The hope, Williams said, is to have

all this implemented by 2010.

Williams said, "Since the early 1980s, Michigan has operated an

integrated ARES, RACES and NTS program referred to as the Michigan

Amateur Radio Public Service Corps. By combining the forces of these

normally separate structures, these valuable resources are pulled

together to form an active trained and unified organization. The Section

Emergency Coordinator also holds the positions of Section Traffic

Manager and RACES Radio Officer. Membership in ARPSC is open to all

amateurs and is structured to allow a beginning ham to progress from an

entry-level position to a RACES-qualified operator by meeting specific

training milestones."

"There is no doubt that by presenting a unified organization, the

Michigan ARPSC has demonstrated the effective use of resources, training

and our unique capabilities so that we have become a well respected

public service organization in the state," Williams said.

ARRL Letter Article: Hams on Hand as Tornados Sweep Through Georgia, Downtown Atlanta..

The following ARRL Letter Article talks about how Hams supported operations

as tornados ripped through Georgia and Downtown Atlanta:

==> HAMS ON HAND AS TORNADOS SWEEP THROUGH GEORGIA, DOWNTOWN ATLANTA

When tornados swept through Georgia this past weekend, Amateur Radio

operators were on hand to assist where needed. On Friday, March 14, an

EF-2 tornado touched down in downtown Atlanta at 9:38 PM (local time).

The National Weather Service said the twister was 6 miles long and 200

yards wide. Downtown Atlanta was a busy place that evening; not only was

there a professional basketball game, college basketball fans were in

town for the Southeast Conference tournament at the Georgia Dome. Due to

the tornados, the final college game of the day was postponed until the

next day. According to reports, the tornado blew off portions of the

roof of the Georgia Dome.

An EF-2 tornado has wind speeds from 111-135 MPH. In such a tornado,

roofs are torn off well-constructed houses, foundations of frame homes

are shifted, mobile homes can be completely destroyed, large trees are

snapped or uprooted, light-object missiles are generated and cars can be

lifted off the ground.

ARRL Georgia Section Manager Susan Swiderski, AF4FO, said "William

Chandler, KG4JTK, went from house to house in the wind and the rain

checking for any injuries in the homes that had sustained damage by

falling trees and debris. At the same time, he issued reports via radio

to Barry Kanne, W4TGA, the Emergency Coordinator for neighboring DeKalb

County, regarding fallen trees, billboards, power lines and other

threats to public safety. Barry relayed this information to the Atlanta

911 center and to the Grady Hospital Emergency Operations Center."

DeKalb County is directly to the east of Fulton County; Atlanta is the

county seat of Fulton County.

The City of Atlanta Web site reported that "[e]xtensive damage has been

reported to a number of landmark buildings in downtown, including the

Omni Hotel, Georgia World Congress Center, CNN Building, the Georgia

Dome and Phillips Arena and homes and businesses in nearby

neighborhoods." The Red Cross opened a shelter at Central Recreation

Center. There was "no external damage" to Hartsfield International

Airport.

Eyewitness accounts said that "huge hunks of metal and broken glass were

everywhere [in Atlanta], as well as overturned cars and benches in the

road. Olympic Centennial Park is a mess." The high winds caused major

damage to several other landmarks including the Georgia World Congress

Center. Many hotels and office buildings had their windows blown out.

Grady Memorial Hospital, the major trauma center for the Atlanta metro

area, had its 100 foot tall communications tower blown off the hospital

roof, disabling communications with emergency medical personnel.

ARRL Georgia Section Traffic Manager Charles Pennington, K4GK, served as

Net Manager during the storms: "After several hours of recovery and

damage assessment, it became obvious that while Atlanta had received

major damage to downtown area, there were no fatalities reported and

amazingly only 21 persons were treated for injuries." Two fatalities

were reported in northwest Georgia.

In Effingham County, near Savannah on Georgia's coastline, Swiderski

said a tornado "took down six power towers during the annual St

Patrick's Day celebrations," thrusting the community into "total

blackout conditions."

"A local 2 meter SKYWARN net, with Greg Tillman, N4VAD, serving as NCS,

provided a vital link with the staff at Memorial University Medical

Center in Savannah. Dr Ra Meguiar, N4RVM, a physician and senior

hospital administrator, later sent a letter of appreciation in

recognition of the local hams 'for staying with us through the weather

and the power outage.' He said that this was his first experience in

participating in a severe weather net and the 'support was invaluable,'"

Swiderski said.

According to Swiderski, reports came mostly through the linked repeater

system, "usually from a liaison from one of the many local nets that

were going on in county after county, but there were also reports from

stand-alone hams who had the misfortune of being in an affected area.

There were reports of wall clouds, funnel clouds and hailstones -- large

hailstones, sometimes as large as baseballs."

Tillman said that two mobile homes were completely destroyed and one was

"tossed like a rag doll, rolling over numerous times 100 feet from its

foundation where the anchors were pulled up from the ground." Nearly a

dozen other homes and automobiles were damaged; five people from

Effingham were transported to the local hospital for treatment and

evaluation, he said.

"In some of the counties, this event was a true 'baptism under fire' for

brand new Emergency Coordinators," Swiderski said. "I'm pleased to say

that they all conducted themselves and all of the challenges admirably."

ARRL Letter Article: National Hurricane Conference Set for April..

The following is an ARRL Letter Article on the National Hurricane

Conference and the Amateur Radio Workshop that will be held during

the conference.

==> NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE SET FOR APRIL

The 30th Annual National Hurricane Conference

<http://www.hurricanemeeting.com> begins on March 31, running through

April 4 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. This annual event

brings together many disciplines in the Emergency Management field to

address tropical events that impact the United States.

Once again, Amateur Radio is being highlighted on Tuesday, April 1 in a

4.5 hour training session. ARRL Emergency Preparedness and Response

Manager Dennis Dura, K2DCD, is the Chairman of the Amateur Radio

Committee of the NHC, and has put together what he calls "a worthwhile

learning experience for the attendees."

Leading off the afternoon will be a presentation on Amateur Radio and

the National Hurricane Center (NHC) Station WX4NHC

http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/w4ehw by John McHugh, K4AG, and Julio Ripoll,

WD4R, the Amateur Radio Coordinators at the NHC

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov. The VoIP Hurricane Net

http://www.voipwx.net will then be highlighted in a presentation by

Rob Macedo, KD1CY, Director of Operations.

The final formal presentation of the afternoon will be the subject of

Macedo's and Dura's "Emergency Management's use of Amateur Radio for

Situational Awareness and Disaster Intelligence." This discussion is

focused on the Emergency Managers and their staff to give them clear

concepts to include Amateur Radio in their operational plans beyond the

more traditional uses of emergency traffic handling. As time permits,

the afternoon will conclude with an open forum on current issues in

Amateur Radio's response to tropical events.

That's all for this edition of the SKYWARN Newsletter!

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)

ARES SKYWARN Coordinator

Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator

Pager #: (508) 354-3142

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Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)

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Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com

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