[MCARC] [Fwd: [ARRL-OK] Hurricane Watch Net Firms Up Wednesday Activation Plans]

[Nate Bargmann]

FYI

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Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 17:14:36 +0000 (UTC)
From: Mark Conklin via ARRL-OK <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
To: ARRL-OK List <arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Hurricane Watch Net Firms Up Wednesday Activation Plans
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Hurricane Watch Net Firms Up Wednesday Activation Plans
08/25/2020   ARRL.ORG 

With Hurricane Laura set to make landfall late Wednesday or early
Thursday, the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) will activate at 1300 UTC on
Wednesday, on its primary frequency of 14.325 MHz, with simultaneous
operation starting on 7.268 MHz at 2100 UTC.

“Of course, any change in the forward speed of this storm would change
the timing of landfall,” HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, pointed out.
“Laura is expected to be a [major] Category 3 Hurricane, well before
landfall. After landfall, Laura is expected to remain at hurricane
strength as it moves well inland, possibly as far north as Shreveport,
Louisiana.”

Once the HWN activates, it will remain in continuous operation on both
frequencies until the bands close, resuming operation on those bands as
soon as propagation permits. Graves said that once Laura has been
downgraded to a Tropical Storm, the net will focus on helping to gather
any post-storm reports from affected areas.

“This includes the relaying of any emergency or priority traffic,”
Graves noted. Net participants share observed ground-truth data from the
affected area. Information that National Hurricane Center forecasters
need includes wind speed, wind gust, wind direction, barometric pressure
— if available, rainfall, damage, and storm surge. Measured data are
preferred, but estimated data are acceptable.
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