[FARC] FW: Attention: Space Forecast Update

[jeff]

From: James Devilbiss [mailto:wa3fuj at verizon.net] 
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 7:41 AM
To: Jeff Fishman; directors at madxra.org; n3HTA at aol.com
Subject: Fwd: Attention: Space Forecast Update

 

Please read and forward. Jim

James Devilbiss

Frederick

Maryland 

21702


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From: "Markey, Jack" <jmarkey at FrederickCountyMD.gov <mailto:jmarkey at FrederickCountyMD.gov> >
Date: September 11, 2014 at 7:40:45 PM EDT
To: "James Devilbiss (wa3fuj at verizon.net <mailto:wa3fuj at verizon.net> )" <wa3fuj at verizon.net <mailto:wa3fuj at verizon.net> >
Cc: "Mooney, Seamus" <SMooney at FrederickCountyMD.gov <mailto:SMooney at FrederickCountyMD.gov> >, "Pat Hughes (Hankey's Radio)" <Pat at hankeysradioinc.com <mailto:Pat at hankeysradioinc.com> >, "John Schindler (Hankey's Radio)" <johns at hankeysradioinc.com <mailto:johns at hankeysradioinc.com> >
Subject: FW: Attention: Space Forecast Update

Jim,

FYI for any of the HAM community that might have HF gear.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ 

 

Jack Markey, Director

Division of Emergency Management

Frederick County, MD
5370 Public Safety Place, 3rd Floor

Frederick, MD 21704
jmarkey at frederickcountymd.gov <mailto:jmarkey at frederickcountymd.gov> 

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From: FEMA-NCP-COMMS 
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 05:01 PM

Subject: Attention: Space Forecast Update 
 

All,

 

Upon further review and careful consideration, the FHFCS Program Management Office requests that all FNARS stations take the following precautionary measures, as soon as possible, with HF communications equipment installed at FEMA Regional Centers, Regional Offices, and State and Territory Operations Centers.

 

FEMA Regional Centers

*         Power down all radios and disconnect HF antennas but leave at least one radio/HF antenna active

 

Regional Offices, State, and Territorial Operations Centers

*         Power down all radio(s) and disconnect HF antenna(s)

 

Systems should remain off-line effective through September 14th.  However, should an event occur that requires FNARS activation, all FNARS systems must be restored and available for HF communications.  

 

Please relay the above message to your regionally designated to state and territory entities.

 

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

 

Regards,

 

 


Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 12:57 PM
Subject: Attention: Space Forecast Update

 

Please see the attached Space Environment Forecast and the summary below concerning the impact to FEMA’s HF systems.

 

Solar Weather Forecast Summary

Based on the predicted strength of solar weather over the coming days, HF operators may experience temporary degraded or total loss of HF radio communications across the FEMA HF network.

Sept. 11th -12th – Polar Cap Absorption 

*         Impact on HF communications: Severely degraded HF operations 

Sept. 12th – Major Geomagnetic Storming

*         Impact on HF communications: Temporary degraded or total loss of HF radio communications

Sept. 13th – Elevated Levels of High Energy Particles

*         Impact on HF communications: Temporary degraded or total loss of HF radio communications

Sept. 11th -14th – M Class X-Ray Flares

*         Impact on HF communications: Temporary degraded or total loss of HF radio communications