[HIham] Fwd: Hurricane Madeline SKYWARN Activation

[Ron Hashiro]

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Subject: 	Hurricane Madeline SKYWARN Activation
Date: 	Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:03:10 +0000 (UTC)
From: 	Clement Jung <chmjung4 at yahoo.com>


To All,

As of Tuesday, August 30, at 4:42 a.m. HST, Hurricane Madeline became a 
category 3 with maximum sustained winds of 120 MPH.  The present 
movement is 280W at 9 MPH.  Hurricane Madeline was located near latitude 
19.3 North, longitude 148.3 West.  It is approximately 433 miles from 
Hilo.   The present track will bring it to south of the Big Island.  A 
Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Big Island.  A Flash Flood Watch 
for the Big Island for Wednesday through Thursday night.  Deep moisture 
associated with Hurricane Madeline is expected to impact the Big Island 
beginning Wednesday morning, bringing the threat for heavy rainfall and 
flooding through Thursday night.  Additional islands may need to be 
added to the Flash Flood Watch depending on the track of the hurricane.

The National Weather Service (NWS) will activate SKYWARN for Hurricane 
Madeline effective Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 12 noon until Thursday, 
September 1, 2016 at 10 p.m. HST.  This net is open to all licensed 
amateur radio operators, whether you are a trained SKYWARN weather 
spotter, RACES, ARES, HealthComm member.  For registered SKYWARN weather 
spotters, you can also call in any significant weather reports via the 1 
(800) phone number.  If you have a SKYWARN number, please give it to 
the NCS and when you phone your significant weather reports.

KH6SW will operate from the NWS Honolulu Forecast Office on the 
following repeaters/frequencies:

On Oahu on the following VHF/UHF State RACES, DEM RACES and EARC linked 
repeaters:
- 146.660 (EARC - Windward Oahu)
- 146.760 (DEM RACES - Peackcock Flat, N. Shore Oahu)
- 146.800 (EARC - Manakapu, Oahu)
- 146.880 (DEM RACES - Diamond Head)
- 146.980 (DEM RACES - Downtown Honolulu)
- 147.060 (State RACES - Diamond Head)
- 444.350 (State RACES - Diamond Head)

444.325 (State RACES - Waimanalo is down).  Also the State RACES 
interisland link is also down.  Neighbor island will primarily be HF.

HF:  Primary 7.080 USB; secondary 3.888 LSB

We will be on voice and Fldigi MT63-1KL.

Please listen to the SKYWARN NCS as to instructions and what weather 
reports are requested.  If you have a significant weather to report, 
give your callsign, your name, what you are reporting, the location of 
the significant weather event and the time it occurred. Significant 
weather reports may be:  heavy flooding (how many inches), heavy rains 
(inches/hour), road closures due to road flooding/landslides or storm 
surges, hail (any size), funnel clouds, strong winds - in MPH, etc.  For 
this SKYWARN activation, normal weather reports will not be accepted, 
i.e., it is sunny, no cloud, no winds, normal temperature, etc.  Only 
significant weather reports will be accepted by radio and by the 1 (800) 
phone number.

Remember your safety is primary.  Do not go out into the storm to get a 
report.  Safety, safety, safety comes first.

Request widest distribution of this e-mail to as many Hams, Ham nets, 
etc. as possible.

We will also have another SKYWARN activation for Hurricane Lester.  
Tentatively, to begin on Friday, September 2, 2016 at 10 p.m., until 
Monday, September 5, 2016, 12 noon.

If you haven't yet, please charge your batteries and test out your Ham 
gear. Make sure   you have a minimum of seven days of food and water, a 
family emergency plan and a communications plan.  Make plans for your 
pets.  Also filled up gas in your cars and generators.  Test out your 
battery operated radio and have spare batteries.  Be informed by 
listening to your radio and TV for the latest information on the 
hurricanes and possible hurricane evacuation shelters which will be open 
near you.  Bring your Ham radio if you need to evacuate to a shelter.

Clem Jung (KH7HO)
Hawaii State SKYWARN Ham Coordinator
ARES Section Emergency Coordinator