[PHX-Skywarn] 2005 Spotter Training Dates

Peter Relyea peter_relyea at robsoncom.net
Tue May 10 11:28:29 EDT 2005


Hi Al! Sorry that I won't be able to make any of these training sites 
because of my work schedule, but after 30 June 2005, I will be retired.  I 
will be then able to attend the Weather Potter Training. Sorry. Pete The 
Water Plant Operator

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allen Sklar" <ajsklar at w7as.com>
To: "Phx-SkyWarn Mail Server" <phx-skywarn at mailman.qth.net>
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Subject: [PHX-Skywarn] 2005 Spotter Training Dates


> Hello All
> Here are the dates for NWS Spotter training.......
> http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/general/skywarn/index.php?wfo=psr#training
>
> Allen Sklar
> Tempe AZ USA
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++==
> SPOTTER  TRAINING 2005
>
> NWS personnel regularly conduct spotter training sessions....both at the
> Weather Service Forecast Office in Phoenix, and at remote locations from
> around the CWA. Severe weather spotter training for new and existing
> volunteer spotters will be conducted by the National Weather Service
> Phoenix Forecast Office at the times and locations shown below:
>
> LOCATION: Peoria Fire and Police Building, Palo Verde Room. 8351 W.
> Cinnabar Ave, Peoria. DATE/TIME: May 12, 2005 (Thursday). 7:00 - 9:00
> pm.
>
> LOCATION: Gila Bend Town Hall (west end of town).  DATE/TIME: May 18,
> 2005 (Wednesday). 12 Noon.
>
> LOCATION: Yuma Fire Station #1 (downtown Yuma, on 3rd Ave. across from
> the library).  DATE/TIME: May 18, 2005 (Wednesday). 7 pm.
>
> LOCATION: Mesa Fire Station 201. 360 West 1st Street, Mesa, AZ.
> DATE/TIME: June 4, 2005 (Saturday). 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
>
> The training classes will prepare the SKYWARN volunteer spotter to
> identify the development stages of severe thunderstorms, as well as
> downbursts, desert flash flooding, and tornados. The observed
> information is relayed to the NWS via telephone or amateur radio. The
> NWS uses the information in severe weather warnings and statements,
> that ultimately save lives and protect property.
>
> Adult SKYWARN volunteers are community spirited individuals, who
> understand that they play an essential role in providing storm
> information to the National Weather Service. Spotters are also hikers,
> sports and outdoor enthusiasts, and those who routinely work outdoors.
> Many volunteer spotters are amateur radio operators and participate in
> a special amateur radio network during severe weather.
>
> If you have any questions, please contact either Steve Sipple at
> 602-275-7002 ext 537, or David Runyan - 602-275-7002 ext 223 - at the
> NWS Phoenix Forecast Office. Please call during business hours only - 7
> am to 330 pm M-F. They will be happy to answer them for you!
>
> ** We especially need new spotters in the remote areas of our County
> Warning Area (CWA), which includes Maricopa, northwest Pinal, and
> southern Gila counties!
>
>
>
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