[HCRA] Final Reminder: Hurricane Awareness Tour - Monday May 2nd 2011 230-530 PM for Public Tours

[Larry - WB1DBY]

For those of you that don't get Rob Macedo's (KD1CY) skywarn email. I 
thought you might find this interesting.

Larry, WB1DBY



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "SkyWarn Announcement List" <SkyWarn-list at oak.powersrvcs.net>
To: <Skywarn-list at oak.powersrvcs.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 11:13 AM
Subject: Special Announcement Final Reminder: Hurricane Awareness Tour - 
Monday May 2nd 2011 230-530 PM for Public Tours


> Hello to all..
>
> This message is to serve as a final reminder on the Hurricane Awareness 
> Tour, P3 Hurricane Hunter Aircraft, which will be going to Otis AFB in 
> Falmouth, Massachusetts this Monday May 2nd, 2011 with public tours from 
> 230-530 PM. On April 6th, a Public Information Statement on this event was 
> issued by NWS Taunton and there is a web story complete with the Hurricane 
> Awareness Tour flyer on the WX1BOX web site. Please give this a wide 
> distribution and we hope for high attendance and good weather for this 
> event.
>
> For Amateur Radio Operartors, contact will be attempted with the National 
> Hurricane Center Amateur Radio Station, WX4NHC, between 3 and 430 PM on HF 
> 14.325 MHz USB 20 Meters as well as via Echolink on the *NEW-ENG* 
> conference server node: 9123/IRLP 9123 which will also be connected to the 
> *WX_TALK* Echolink conference node: 7203/IRLP 9219 systems. This will be 
> for NHC and NWS personnel at the plane site at Otis AFB to make contact 
> with staff and Ham Operators at the National Hurricane Center as well as 
> for other Amateurs from the area to make contact with the National 
> Hurricane Center Amateur Station if time allows.
>
> Below is a link to the web site article, a new NOAA news article and the 
> NWS Taunton Public Information Statement on this special event:
>
> Hurricane Awareness Tour Web Site Article including Public Information 
> Statement:
> http://www.wx1box.org/node/726
> http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2011/20110425_awarenesstour.html
>
> NWS Taunton Public Information Statement:
>
> 000
> NOUS41 KBOX 062056
> PNSBOX
> CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-081200-
>
> PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
> 455 PM EDT WED APR 6 2011
>
> ...THE 2011 HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR WILL BE COMING TO THE
> MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION ON MONDAY MAY 2...
>
> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS WILL HOST THE
> FIRST STOP OF THE 2011 EAST COAST HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR AT
> MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION /FORMERLY OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD
> BASE/ IN FALMOUTH ON MONDAY MAY 2...2011.  THE DAY WILL FEATURE
> TOURS BY PERSONNEL OF THE NOAA WP3 ORION HURRICANE HUNTER
> AIRCRAFT...WHICH WILL BE OPEN FOR PUBLIC TOURS FROM 230 PM TO 530 PM.
>
> THE HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR...OR HAT AS IT IS KNOWN...IS AN
> INTEGRAL PART OF AN ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND
> PREPARATION FOR THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON...WHICH RUNS FROM JUNE
> 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30.  THE HAT ALTERNATES BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC AND
> GULF OF MEXICO COASTS EACH YEAR.
>
> PRESCHEDULED BRIEFINGS FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS FROM CAPE
> COD AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE MORNING AND
> EARLY AFTERNOON.
>
> THERE WILL BE SEVERAL STATIONS SET UP WITH PAMPHLETS AND DISPLAYS ON
> HURRICANE SAFETY AND AWARENESS.  THESE INFORMATION STATIONS WILL
> INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM...
>
> NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NORTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER
> STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FROM NOAA/S OCEAN SERVICE
> FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REGION 1 IN BOSTON
> CAPE COD MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS
> THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE IN BOSTON
> THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND/S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
> UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT LOWELL AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL
> SOCIETY CHAPTER
> BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY AND SCIENCE CENTER
> WQRC RADIO IN HYANNIS
>
> AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS FROM RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS WILL
> PROVIDE LIVE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
> CENTER IN MIAMI...AS WELL AS COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE
> EVENT.
>
> THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY
> RESERVATION...WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE GATE OFF ROUTE 28 IN
> FALMOUTH. FOLLOW THE SIGNS AND MILITARY STAFF DIRECTIONS THROUGHOUT
> THE BASE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PARKING WILL BE AVAILABLE.
>
> FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR...PLEASE
> VISIT OUR INTERNET WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON AND CLICK ON THE
> LINK...2011 HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR...AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.
>
> $$
>
> EVT/RLG
>
> Respectfully Submitted,
>
> Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
> ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
> Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
> Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
> Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
> Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
> Email Address: rmacedo at rcn.com
> http://ares.ema.arrl.org
> http://www.wx1box.org
>
>