[K3CAL] Hurricane Watch Net - (Activation Plans) fpr Hurricane Milton

[Wade Mahaffey]

Will be a good one to tune into. Hurricane Milton is currently a Category 5
storm with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph.


73

KB3VLE

On Mon, Oct 7, 2024, 16:35 KB3WFV via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Below is the latest from the Hurricane Watch Net. Not much for us to do
> here in Maryland but listen in.
>
> Brian
> KB3WFV
>
> From: Bobby Graves - KB5HAV Hurricane Watch Net Net Manager
>
> The Hurricane Watch Net is making tentative plans to activate on Tuesday
> afternoon for Hurricane Milton. The current forecast, issued at 5:00 PM EDT
> Sunday is calling for Milton to become a powerful Category 4 Hurricane with
> sustained winds of 145 miles per hour. (Note: As I re-post this,  Milton
> has
> already reached category 4!)
>
> This is the same strength Helene was at landfall a week ago. Additionally,
> Milton is expected to be at least a Cat 2 Hurricane after crossing Florida
> and entering the Atlantic Ocean. Those in Bermuda need to keep a close eye
> on Milton as this storm could possibly affect the island on Saturday.
>
>
>
> For now, these are our tentative activation plans.
>
> Tentative Activation Plans:
>
> Tuesday (Line Up Reporting Stations, EOCs, Storm Shelters)
>
> . 20 meters: 14.325 MHz (USB) at 5:00 PM EDT (2100 UTC) until we lose
> propagation at night.
>
> . 40 meters: 7.268 MHz (LSB) at 5:00 PM EDT (2100 UTC). We will remain
> active on this frequency throughout the day and overnight for as long as
> propagation allows. If propagation allows us to operate all night, we will
> suspend operations at 7:30 AM EDT Wednesday to allow the Waterway Net to
> conduct their daily Net.
>
>
>
> Wednesday (Landfall Day)
>
> . 20 meters: we will resume operations on 14.325 MHz at 7:00 AM EDT (1100
> UTC) and remain active until we lose propagation at night.
>
> . 40 meters: we will resume operations on 7.268 MHz at 8:30 AM EDT (1230
> UTC). We will remain active on this frequency throughout the day and
> overnight for as long as propagation allows. If propagation allows us to
> operate all night, we will suspend operations at 7:30 AM EDT Thursday to
> allow the Waterway Net to conduct their daily Net.
>
>
>
> Thursday (Post Storm Reports, Emergency Traffic, Health & Welfare Traffic.
>
> . 20 meters: we will resume operations on 14.325 MHz at 7:00 AM EDT (1100
> UTC).
>
> . 40 meters: we will resume operations on 7.268 MHz at 8:30 AM EDT (1230
> UTC).
>
>
>
> Any change to these plans will be posted here, our website, www.hwn.org
> <http://www.hwn.org> , and our social media pages.
>
>
>
> As with any Net Activation, if you are to be in the affected area of
> Milton,
> please take all necessary precautions to protect your family and yourself!
> If are in a position to safely do so, we would love to have check in with
> us
> and provide your observed weather information. While we greatly appreciate
> measured data, we gladly accept estimated weather data as well. We relay
> that data to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. This information is
> extremely important to the forecasters as it gives them more information as
> to what the storm is or is not doing. It also helps them to provide a more
> accurate forecast!
>
>
>
> If you are in an evacuation zone, please heed the instructions of your
> local
> officials.
>
>
>
> To everyone in the path of this storm. Do NOT focus on the forecast track
> of
> the center of this storm. This will be a very powerful and deadly storm.
> Take all necessary precautions to protect yourself and your family.
>
>
>
> If you have to evacuate to a Storm Shelter, if you have portable HF station
> (a Go-Kit), please ask your shelter if you can set it up there. If so,
> please check in with us. We can help you keep up with the storm and help
> you
> with any traffic you may have.
>
>
>
> As we did for Helene, once Hurricane Milton has exited the state into the
> Atlantic, the Hurricane Watch Net will remain active on both frequencies to
> help with Emergency Traffic, Health & Welfare Traffic with assistance from
> SATERN, and to collect and forward post-storm reports to the National
> Hurricane Center. We will remain active until our services are no longer
> required.
>
>
>
> To all official agencies such as Emergency Operations Centers, Red Cross
> officials, and Storm Shelters in the affected area, we are available to
> provide backup communications. We also collect and forward significant
> damage assessment data to government and non-government officials
> requesting
> such.
>
>
>
> We greatly appreciate the daily users and various nets who use 14.325.00
> MHz
> and 7.268.00 MHz for allowing us a clear frequency. It certainly makes our
> job easier, and I know those in the affected area appreciate it as well.
>
>
>
> Kind Regards and God Bless,
>
> Bobby Graves - KB5HAV
>
> Hurricane Watch Net
>
> Net Manager
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