[ETS/PARC List] [Fwd: SKYWARN Training Announcement]

[Drew Moore]

PLEASE PUBLICIZE THIS IMPORTANT TRAINING OPPORTUNITY TO YOUR MEMBERS.  
THANKS!
 
The National Weather Service, Upton, NY, will be conducting a Basic 
Skywarn Training Class on Thursday, May 10, 7:00 pm promptly, at the 
North Caldwell Firemen's Community Center, Gould Avenue, North 
Caldwell.  Talk-in will be via the WA2JSB Repeater, 146.415 +1.000M, PL: 
85.4 (The primary Essex County Skywarn repeater).
 
Skywarn is a nationwide network of volunteer weather spotters who report 
hazardous weather to local National Weather Service (NWS) offices. 
Amateur radio operators and weather observers, generally operating 
through local organizations, are ideally equipped to contribute to the 
Skywarn program. However, the general public is also an integral part of 
this program.

Skywarn volunteers are trained by NWS personnel to recognize features 
associated with rapidly developing, mature, and dissipating 
thunderstorms which cause hazardous weather. SKYWARN spotters also 
provide reports of heavy snow, heavy rain and flooding.

Skywarn spotters provide ground truth on the atmosphere that we observe 
from radar, satellites and various reporting stations. They are our eyes 
and ears, helping to provide better forecasts and warnings to the 
Tri-State Region.

For more detailed information, please check out this link: 
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/Skywarn/skywarn.html 
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No prior qualifications are required, just an interest in severe weather 
and a desire to identify and report it.
 
Please register early, as seating will be limited.  You can register via 
an e-mail to wa2exx at ideascompany.com 
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confirming e-mail will be returned.
 
 
Stan Rogacki - WA2EXX
Essex County SKYWARN Coordinator
50 Deer Trail Road
North Caldwell, New Jersey 07006
 
Voice: 973-403-9797
Fax: 973-403-9590
Mobile: 973-715-0033
 
E-mail: wa2exx at ideascompany.com 
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