[SFDXA] ARRL - Helena - Storm Updates

[Bill]

    https://www.arrl.org/news/helena-storm-updates


    Helena - Storm Updates

09/24/2024

Amateur radio is responding to two different tropical events as of 
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM Eastern.

*Hurricane John*

The National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane John made landfall 
on Mexico's southern Pacific coast late Monday evening about 80 miles 
east of the resort of Acapulco as a Category 3 storm. Winds were 
reported up to 120 miles per hour (mph) before the storm began weakening 
back to tropical storm status early Tuesday. Life-threatening flash 
flooding is expected across portions of southern Mexico during the next 
few days.

*Tropical Storm Helena*

Meanwhile, hurricane and storm surge watches cover much of the Gulf 
Coast of Florida Tuesday morning as a system churning in the Caribbean 
Sea was just designated as Tropical Storm Helene and is projected to 
strengthen into a major storm. Residents should ensure they have their 
hurricane plan in place and also follow the advice given by local officials.

Florida declared a state of emergency for 41 counties along and near the 
state's Gulf Coast because of threats from the storm. If the storm makes 
landfall as a hurricane, it would be the fourth landfalling hurricane in 
the mainland U.S. this year, joining Beryl, Debby, and Francine.

The Hurricane Watch Net <http://www.hwn.org/> is making tentative plans 
to activate Thursday for what is expected to be Hurricane Helene, 
currently forecasted to be a Category 3 hurricane at landfall. With its 
fast forward speed, it is expected to remain a hurricane well into 
southern Georgia before weakening to a tropical storm.

*HWN Activation Plans:*

*Thursday*

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  * *20 meters:* 14.325 MHz (USB) at 10:00 AM EDT (1400 UTC) until we
    lose propagation at night.

  * *40 meters:* 7.268 MHz (LSB) at 10:00 AM EDT (1400 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 Friday to allow
    the Waterway Net to conduct their daily net.

*Friday*

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  * *20 meters:* we will resume operations on 14.325 MHz at 7:00 AM EDT
    (1000 UTC).

  * *40 meters:* we will resume operations on 7.268 MHz at 8:30 AM EDT
    (1230 UTC).

Any change to the Hurricane Watch Net plans will be on their website, 
www.hwn.org <http://www.hwn.org/>, and social media page.

ARRL will report current updates and amateur radio activations as the 
storms move inward.

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