[PPRAANet] SKYWARN Training--2007

[Sid White]

All...

Announcing the PPARES SKYWARN Spotter Training for 2007.

It's that time of year again.  SKYWARN training will once again be
presented by Tom Magnuson, KB0ZWX, Warning Coordination Meteorologist of
the Weather Forecast Office (WFO), Pueblo, Colorado. The training
session will take place in the Community Room at the Colorado Springs
Police Department's Stetson Hills Sub-station located at 4110 Tutt Blvd.
The date will be Saturday, 7 April, 2007. It will run from 0800-1500.  

SKYWARN Spotter Training is ESSENTIAL for all operators who want to
participate in spotter activities during severe weather events, even
those who participate only sporadically, as storm spotting can turn
hazardous very rapidly. Also, since WFO Pueblo personnel monitor our
SKYWARN nets closely, our operators need to be well-trained in both
weather spotter knowledge and good efficient radio protocol to provide
the information NWS needs without becoming a distraction to the NWS
personnel.

While it is not essential that all operators attend each year's
training, that, too, is strongly recommended, as innovations and
modifications to reporting criteria can change how and what we need to
report.

Please reserve your spot in the April 7th PPARES session by replying to
this e-mail (Please DO NOT "REPLY ALL") or by e-mailing me at
k4arm at arrl.net, or by calling me at 495-4147.  When e-mailing, please
make sure that "SKYWARN Training-2007" appears in the subject line.

I will be sending additional information as soon as it becomes
available.

73,

Sid White, K4ARM
AEC-Weather Operations-PPARES