From wbeach99 at hotmail.com Mon Nov 16 21:38:24 2015 From: wbeach99 at hotmail.com (Jackie Olson) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 02:38:24 +0000 Subject: [Skywarn] I am new to skywarn Message-ID: Hello, I am new to Skywarn. I I set up a weather station a few years ago after attending a FEMA/NOAA training session several years ago at the Armory near Paine Field. I was on NOAA weather watch, but haven't received any warnings during the wind storms and flooding of last week. It was very helpful as I plan an after school care program where I teach; and, like most people in the northwest I commute across several major rivers. I am wondering if anyone can tell me how to get back on the NOAA weather watch. I thought Skywarn was part of the NOAA program, but maybe it isn't? Thank you, JLO From kd7jyk at earthlink.net Tue Nov 17 00:23:49 2015 From: kd7jyk at earthlink.net (KD7JYK DM09) Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 21:23:49 -0800 Subject: [Skywarn] I am new to skywarn References: Message-ID: This is one of the services I use: THE EMERGENCY EMAIL & WIRELESS NETWORK http://www.EmergencyEmail.org Weather info is close to real time, some of it in excess for my region, accuracy is very good. As for Skywarn, I get one or two messages a year, although I did receive a call when the local radar went down. From my area I can see as far as 70 miles on the ground in some directions and a good 150 miles or so sky-wise almost 360?, so I was glad to be out in the field providing reports. In another instance, radar couldn't see through a particularly dense storm except in spurts. Received another call. They seemed happy I was able to give them descriptions they could verify when their radar did work along with azimuth and range from their site. Good times! Kurt LY58 Nevada From k.heyboer at verizon.net Tue Nov 17 10:05:23 2015 From: k.heyboer at verizon.net (Kevin Heyboer) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:05:23 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] I am new to skywarn In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: First and foremost, you need to purchase a NOAA All-Hazards SAME encoded weather radio. They only cost between 25 and 35 dollars. Make sure you get one with Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME). You can program them to only alert you for selected watches and warnings in your county, and or adjacent counties. They sound an audible alarm, visible text alert, and verbal statement of the warning in its entirety. You can buy these from Wal-Mart and most electronics stores. I have a Midland model 102EZ, which is very easy to program and has a backup battery in case the electric power fails. You can find the proper channel (1-7) for your area by going to your local Weather Service Forecast Office web page and following the links to Weather Radio. The NWS will send an alert tone for Tornado Watches and Warnings, Severe Thunderstorm Watches and Warnings, Flash Flood Warnings, Civil Emergency Messages, Child Abduction Emergencies, Blizzard and Ice Storm Warnings, and any other message with the header BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED. The alarm is quite loud and will awaken you even in the deep of sleep. I am not sure where you are located JLO, but I live in the Great Smoky Mountains. I received television via satellite, so my so-called "local" TV stations are in Chattanooga, TN, some 65 miles away and in another state. There is no provision for DirecTV to provide EAS alerts or have an auto turn on feature for your TV like some cable systems provide. Without my weather radio, I would likely not receive any alerts in a timely manner. Our county is over 900 square miles, and there is one tornado siren located in the county seat of Murphy, 12.5 miles from where I live. Kevin Heyboer KD4UYR AEC Cherokee County NCARES Southwest Carolina SKYWARN Net Manager http://www.cherokee-ares.net -----Original Message----- From: Skywarn [mailto:skywarn-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jackie Olson Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 9:38 PM To: skywarn at mailman.qth.net Subject: [Skywarn] I am new to skywarn Hello, I am new to Skywarn. I I set up a weather station a few years ago after attending a FEMA/NOAA training session several years ago at the Armory near Paine Field. I was on NOAA weather watch, but haven't received any warnings during the wind storms and flooding of last week. It was very helpful as I plan an after school care program where I teach; and, like most people in the northwest I commute across several major rivers. I am wondering if anyone can tell me how to get back on the NOAA weather watch. I thought Skywarn was part of the NOAA program, but maybe it isn't? Thank you, JLO ______________________________________________________________ Skywarn mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarn Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Skywarn at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k.heyboer at verizon.net From brad at mcgarr.us Tue Nov 17 11:18:12 2015 From: brad at mcgarr.us (Bradly McGarr - Mobile) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:18:12 -0700 Subject: [Skywarn] I am new to skywarn [DKIM verified] In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <465F80CE-24BA-401F-B441-A8D9EE30518B@mcgarr.us> There are also smart phone apps to help you keep on top of alerts. I have only an Android phone but I know there are similar ones for iOS. AlertsPro is but one, and Google Now has this built in. I like having the weather radio but I always have my phone with me. Brad McGarr, KE0BWU Director of Communications and Safety, Rocky Mountain Medical Reserve Corps of Colorado NWS Boulder Skywarn Spotter On November 17, 2015 8:05:23 AM MST, Kevin Heyboer wrote: >First and foremost, you need to purchase a NOAA All-Hazards SAME >encoded >weather radio. They only cost between 25 and 35 dollars. Make sure >you get >one with Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME). You can program them >to >only alert you for selected watches and warnings in your county, and or >adjacent counties. They sound an audible alarm, visible text alert, >and >verbal statement of the warning in its entirety. You can buy these >from >Wal-Mart and most electronics stores. I have a Midland model 102EZ, >which >is very easy to program and has a backup battery in case the electric >power >fails. You can find the proper channel (1-7) for your area by going to >your >local Weather Service Forecast Office web page and following the links >to >Weather Radio. > >The NWS will send an alert tone for Tornado Watches and Warnings, >Severe >Thunderstorm Watches and Warnings, Flash Flood Warnings, Civil >Emergency >Messages, Child Abduction Emergencies, Blizzard and Ice Storm Warnings, >and >any other message with the header BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED. >The >alarm is quite loud and will awaken you even in the deep of sleep. > >I am not sure where you are located JLO, but I live in the Great Smoky >Mountains. I received television via satellite, so my so-called >"local" TV >stations are in Chattanooga, TN, some 65 miles away and in another >state. > >There is no provision for DirecTV to provide EAS alerts or have an auto >turn >on feature for your TV like some cable systems provide. Without my >weather >radio, I would likely not receive any alerts in a timely manner. Our >county >is over 900 square miles, and there is one tornado siren located in the >county seat of Murphy, 12.5 miles from where I live. > >Kevin Heyboer KD4UYR >AEC Cherokee County NCARES >Southwest Carolina SKYWARN Net Manager >http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndxMO91MQrhoo73xPz38UTsSztBZxZBMsYrhKO-M-OejsdETp7e3D67S3qdSnS7SjhOC-r8hR05aS8X6fdQdGS8X6fdQdI4bLA677-LOb1EVjo7fZuVtdddPCrFInhd7fkhjmKCHtNfBgY-F6lK1FJ4Sqejt-h7cffT73DPhOrKr01m9_6Fn_bX7Ws3jt2FoNIo5O5mUm-wa4RtxMJcDMddLc6zCVI5-Aq83iSc5iNzoMdbFEw3jh1GFEwxVwQgjGq8a5iNzoMdIICWMySdDEXjTI0 >-----Original Message----- >From: Skywarn [mailto:skywarn-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of >Jackie >Olson >Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 9:38 PM >To: skywarn at mailman.qth.net >Subject: [Skywarn] I am new to skywarn > >Hello, >I am new to Skywarn. I I set up a weather station a few years ago >after >attending a FEMA/NOAA training session several years ago at the Armory >near >Paine Field. I was on NOAA weather watch, but haven't received any >warnings >during the wind storms and flooding of last week. It was very helpful >as I >plan an after school care program where I teach; and, like most people >in >the northwest I commute across several major rivers. > >I am wondering if anyone can tell me how to get back on the NOAA >weather >watch. 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Please excuse my brevity. This email system is protected by McAfee SaaS Email Protection. NOTE: Private Information will only be sent over encrypted channels. From kd7jyk at earthlink.net Tue Nov 17 12:34:08 2015 From: kd7jyk at earthlink.net (KD7JYK DM09) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:34:08 -0800 Subject: [Skywarn] SAME, EAS receivers? References: Message-ID: : First and foremost, you need to purchase a NOAA All-Hazards SAME encoded : weather radio. How are these NOAA SAME alert receivers? I have two "EAS", Emergency Alert Sentinel" receivers for alerts from local radio stations which test randomly around four in the morning. After the family getting blasted out of bed at 0400 a couple of times they've been relegated to the scrap pile. Are the SAME receivers prone to these useless and alarming tests that most likely result in them getting tossed? The alerts are great. All the false alerts, "tests" aren't. Kurt From jreagan90 at gmail.com Tue Nov 17 14:30:20 2015 From: jreagan90 at gmail.com (Jon Reagan) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:30:20 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] SAME, EAS receivers? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have one of the newer Midland NOAA weather radios and it allows you to use an entire range of volume settings for alerts. You can even silence them entirely if you so choose. Jon KM4LVI On Nov 17, 2015 2:08 PM, "KD7JYK DM09" wrote: > : First and foremost, you need to purchase a NOAA All-Hazards SAME encoded > : weather radio. > > How are these NOAA SAME alert receivers? > > I have two "EAS", Emergency Alert Sentinel" receivers for alerts from local > radio stations which test randomly around four in the morning. After the > family getting blasted out of bed at 0400 a couple of times they've been > relegated to the scrap pile. > > Are the SAME receivers prone to these useless and alarming tests that most > likely result in them getting tossed? The alerts are great. All the false > alerts, "tests" aren't. > > Kurt > > ______________________________________________________________ > Skywarn mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarn > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Skywarn at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to jreagan90 at gmail.com > From greg88renee at gmail.com Tue Nov 17 14:32:44 2015 From: greg88renee at gmail.com (Renee Woodward) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 19:32:44 +0000 Subject: [Skywarn] SAME, EAS receivers? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have the same one. I don't have a need for avalanche warnings in my area. ? Renee On Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 2:30 PM Jon Reagan wrote: > I have one of the newer Midland NOAA weather radios and it allows you to > use an entire range of volume settings for alerts. You can even silence > them entirely if you so choose. > > Jon > KM4LVI > On Nov 17, 2015 2:08 PM, "KD7JYK DM09" wrote: > > > : First and foremost, you need to purchase a NOAA All-Hazards SAME > encoded > > : weather radio. > > > > How are these NOAA SAME alert receivers? > > > > I have two "EAS", Emergency Alert Sentinel" receivers for alerts from > local > > radio stations which test randomly around four in the morning. After > the > > family getting blasted out of bed at 0400 a couple of times they've been > > relegated to the scrap pile. > > > > Are the SAME receivers prone to these useless and alarming tests that > most > > likely result in them getting tossed? The alerts are great. All the > false > > alerts, "tests" aren't. > > > > Kurt > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Skywarn mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarn > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Skywarn at mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to jreagan90 at gmail.com > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Skywarn mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarn > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Skywarn at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to greg88renee at gmail.com > From k.heyboer at verizon.net Tue Nov 17 16:08:36 2015 From: k.heyboer at verizon.net (Kevin Heyboer) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 16:08:36 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] SAME, EAS receivers? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <15E5D1876F0240B58A649E835D9A6B1D@MANDI> The model I mentioned, the Midland 120EZ, has standard programming that causes only the text alert and light to turn on for the required weekly test. It can be programmed to also audio alert for required tests, but that is optional. It can even be programmed to alert you if the NWS radio signal fails, but that is also optional. The NWS normally tests NOAA Weather Radio between 11 am and 12 noon on Wednesday, unless actual severe weather threatens, in which case the test is postponed to the next good weather day. The 120EZ is called that because you can program state and county without having to look up the SAME state and county code. It comes pre-programmed where you just pick the name of your state and your county or choice of counties. Older models that activate to the 1050 Hz audio tone, and are not SAME receivers, will alert for ALL of the selected watches and warnings in the entire NOAA transmitter range, thus increasing the likelihood of late night/early morning warnings that do not directly affect the listener. For those that are not aware, the NOAA Weather Radio System is the entry point for ALL Emergency Alert System broadcasts. Your local WSFO receives any EAS message that is not locally generated from Silver Springs, MD (AFOS HEADER KWBC), tones it out, which activates the commercial grade EAS receiver at the local EAS radio station, from which the local television stations and cable systems receive the alert. I know this because my son is a senior program engineer for Comcast Cable, responsible for all internet and telecast routing for the Metro Houston Texas area. Also, for those people on the list who want a hard copy of the bulletin, an audible alert, the ability to send automatic e-mails, text alerts, pager alerts, and even receive on up to 50 computers, I recommend the Weather Messenger suite of products at www.weathermessenger.com. You can download the software and try it for free for 30 days. It only costs $55 for a license. Weather Messenger taps into the internet EMWIN stream, or NOAAPORT, or can download via TCP/IP directly from the National Weather Service. The only draw back is that if your internet goes down, so does this product unless you have an EMWIN satellite radio receiver, and they are QUITE pricey. This product is great for SKYWARN Net Control operators as it continually receives and updates all the NWS and METAR bulletins, forecasts, and even images in real time. Warnings and Watches are pushed to the front of the data stream. I sometimes receive the bulletin on my computer a few seconds BEFORE my NOAA Weather Radio activates. BTW, this program suite is for Windows based computers, I am not sure there is a MAC version. Kevin Heyboer KD4UYR AEC Cherokee County NCARES Southwest Carolina SKYWARN Net Manager http://www.cherokee-ares.net -----Original Message----- From: Skywarn [mailto:skywarn-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of KD7JYK DM09 Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:34 PM To: skywarn at mailman.qth.net Subject: [Skywarn] SAME, EAS receivers? : First and foremost, you need to purchase a NOAA All-Hazards SAME encoded : weather radio. How are these NOAA SAME alert receivers? I have two "EAS", Emergency Alert Sentinel" receivers for alerts from local radio stations which test randomly around four in the morning. After the family getting blasted out of bed at 0400 a couple of times they've been relegated to the scrap pile. Are the SAME receivers prone to these useless and alarming tests that most likely result in them getting tossed? The alerts are great. All the false alerts, "tests" aren't. Kurt ______________________________________________________________ Skywarn mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarn Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Skywarn at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k.heyboer at verizon.net From k.heyboer at verizon.net Tue Nov 17 16:16:21 2015 From: k.heyboer at verizon.net (Kevin Heyboer) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 16:16:21 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] I am new to skywarn [DKIM verified] In-Reply-To: <465F80CE-24BA-401F-B441-A8D9EE30518B@mcgarr.us> References: <465F80CE-24BA-401F-B441-A8D9EE30518B@mcgarr.us> Message-ID: Bradley is correct, but be cautious with these. Most of them alert you based upon the tower you are pinging off of, and not your exact Lat/Lon. I live on the border of North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. My Verizon Mobile Android device routinely gives me warnings, watches, and AMBER alerts from Georgia because I am pinging off a tower in Mineral Bluff, GA, about 5 miles from my home as the crow flies. Kevin Heyboer KD4UYR AEC Cherokee County NCARES Southwest Carolina SKYWARN Net Manager http://www.cherokee-ares.net _____ From: Bradly McGarr - Mobile [mailto:brad at mcgarr.us] Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:18 AM To: Kevin Heyboer; 'Jackie Olson'; skywarn at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Skywarn] I am new to skywarn [DKIM verified] There are also smart phone apps to help you keep on top of alerts. I have only an Android phone but I know there are similar ones for iOS. AlertsPro is but one, and Google Now has this built in. I like having the weather radio but I always have my phone with me. Brad McGarr, KE0BWU Director of Communications and Safety, Rocky Mountain Medical Reserve Corps of Colorado NWS Boulder Skywarn Spotter On November 17, 2015 8:05:23 AM MST, Kevin Heyboer wrote: First and foremost, you need to purchase a NOAA All-Hazards SAME encoded weather radio. They only cost between 25 and 35 dollars. Make sure you get one with Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME). You can program them to only alert you for selected watches and warnings in your county, and or adjacent counties. They sound an audible alarm, visible text alert, and verbal statement of the warning in its entirety. You can buy these from Wal-Mart and most electronics stores. I have a Midland model 102EZ, which is very easy to program and has a backup battery in case the electric power fails. You can find the proper channel (1-7) for your area by going to your local Weather Service Forecast Office web page and following the links to Weather Radio. The NWS will send an alert tone for Tornado Watches and Warnings, Severe Thunderstorm Watches and Warnings, Flash Flood Warnings, Civil Emergency Messages, Child Abduction Emergencies, Blizzard and Ice Storm Warnings, and any other message with the header BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED. The alarm is quite loud and will awaken you even in the deep of sleep. I am not sure where you are located JLO, but I live in the Great Smoky Mountains. I received television via satellite, so my so-called "local" TV stations are in Chattanooga, TN, some 65 miles away and in another state. There is no provision for DirecTV to provide EAS alerts or have an auto turn on feature for your TV like some cable systems provide. Without my weather radio, I would likely not receive any alerts in a timely manner. Our county is over 900 square miles, and there is one tornado siren located in the county seat of Murphy, 12.5 miles from where I live. Kevin Heyboer KD4UYR AEC Cherokee County NCARES Southwest Carolina SKYWARN Net Manager http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndxMO91MQrhoo73xPz38UTsSztBZxZBMsYrhKO-M-OejsdETp7e 3D67S3qdSnS7SjhOC-r8hR05aS8X6fdQdGS8X6fdQdI4bLA677-LOb1EVjo7fZuVtdddPCrFInhd 7fkhjmKCHtNfBgY-F6lK1FJ4Sqejt-h7cffT73DPhOrKr01m9_6Fn_bX7Ws3jt2FoNIo5O5mUm-w a4RtxMJcDMddLc6zCVI5-Aq83iSc5iNzoMdbFEw3jh1GFEwxVwQgjGq8a5iNzoMdIICWMySdDEXj TI0 -----Original Message----- From: Skywarn [mailto:skywarn-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jackie Olson Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 9:38 PM To: skywarn at mailman.qth.net Subject: [Skywarn] I am new to skywarn Hello, I am new to Skywarn. I I set up a weather station a few years ago after attending a FEMA/NOAA training session several years ago at the Armory near Paine Field. I was on NOAA weather watch, but haven't received any warnings during the wind storms and flooding of last week. It was very helpful as I plan an after school care program where I teach; and, like most people in the northwest I commute across several major rivers. I am wondering if anyone can tell me how to get back on the NOAA weather watch. I thought Skywarn was part of the NOAA program, but maybe it isn't? 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Please excuse my brevity. This email system is protected by McAfee SaaS Email Protection. NOTE: Private Information will only be sent over encrypted channels. From colstonl at gmail.com Fri Nov 20 07:28:57 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 06:28:57 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] Tropical Weather Training Message-ID: The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of the new lesson, "Use of Probabilistic Guidance in Local Tropical Cyclone Wind Forecasting?. This lesson describes the role of forecasters in supporting emergency managers during tropical cyclone wind events. Learners will practice interpreting wind speed guidance and conveying appropriate wind speed information to decision-makers using projected scenarios of hazardous wind events. Developing messages for emergency managers and the public that include important potential wind speed, threat, and impact information will also be explored. This lesson will take about an hour to complete (not including the quiz). For those unfamiliar with probabilistic guidance, we recommend the lessons ?Determining the Onset and Risk of Tropical Cyclone Winds? and ?Tropical Cyclone Forecast Uncertainty? as prerequisites to this lesson. The intended audience for "Use of Probabilistic Guidance in Local Tropical Cyclone Wind Forecasting" includes forecasters in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, emergency managers, and others with general interest in tropical cyclone impacts. National Weather Service forecast offices could also use the module in their training programs in preparation for hurricane season. Please follow this link to the MetEd description page that provides additional information and the link to begin the lesson: https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1187. The MetEd website relies on JavaScript for navigation, animation, and/or presentation of multimedia elements. Ensure that you have a browser updated to its latest version with JavaScript enabled. For technical support, please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php We welcome any comments or questions you may have regarding the content, instructional approach, or use of this lesson. Please e-mail your comments or questions to Tsvet Ross-Lazarov (tlazarov at ucar.edu), Vanessa Vincente (vincente atucar.edu), or Paula Brown (pbrown at ucar.edu). From colstonl at gmail.com Mon Nov 23 09:43:12 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 08:43:12 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] Fwd: WRN Ambassadors...keep informed on any weather hazards this Thanksgiving holiday In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: WRN Feedback - NOAA Service Account Date: Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 7:08 AM Subject: WRN Ambassadors...keep informed on any weather hazards this Thanksgiving holiday To: WRN Feedback - NOAA Service Account Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors-- Traveling this week? Many of us are. Keep up with the latest trouble spots for you and your employees at weather.gov and follow the conversation at* #SafeTravels* Here are some other useful websites... Wednesday's National Map Winter Weather Potential Flight Turbulence and of course stay informed for any possible watches/warnings in your local area at www.weather.gov Safe travels everyone! We are so thankful for your contributions to help build a Weather-Ready Nation. -- Thank you for connecting with the Weather-Ready Nation Team "Be a Force of Nature" -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.altusok.gov Phone: 580.481.2260 Fax: 580.482.4738 Pr?parate Ante malum. http://twitter.com/altusready http://altusem.blogspot.com calendly.com/kc5fm From colstonl at gmail.com Mon Nov 23 11:23:03 2015 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:23:03 -0600 Subject: [Skywarn] Fwd: FW: Proposed Changes to Wireless Emergency Alerts In-Reply-To: <65CEADD4AD46A74F9A9B32549C898ED103017596@CITY-MAIL.FileServer.City> References: <08EE05D2F452E14C90920F67FF9A7213D452326A@D2ASEPREA012> <65CEADD4AD46A74F9A9B32549C898ED103017596@CITY-MAIL.FileServer.City> Message-ID: Wireless Emergency Alerts needs help. Amateur Radio Operators on the list will understand the Federal Communications Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking effort. Please help improve WEA. It is comforting to know that we can send weather alerts to folks via WEA. It is disheartening to see WEA recipients get a "Tornado Warning for your Area. Take Shelter now" message with no way to know what to do because they have not had a plan for what to do when they are in a business without a plan for what they are to do with their customers. In other words, emergency managers can do a better job informing folks about the plan part. If I can send a link to more information, including the complete warning, in a 140-character Tweet, WEA can also. That link, to the full warning, would include the action statement from the National Weather Service. Another item to improve, from the emergency management side, is a focused effort to inform the public on what WEA is and does. Weather Ready Nation folks can help with that. At any rate, join me in your comments to the FCC regarding this issue. We can help WEA. Lloyd ---------- Forwarded message ---------- ________________________________________ From: Lucero, Mark [Mark.Lucero at fema.dhs.gov] Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 13:50 To: Lucero, Mark Subject: Proposed Changes to Wireless Emergency Alerts Greetings, I am the chief engineer for the FEMA IPAWS system. You are receiving this email because I have you listed as a major stakeholder in IPAWS: An emergency manager, public safety official, or alerting software company. I am writing to announce that the FCC (who makes the rules for WEA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Essentially, they?re listing a number of proposed changes to WEA and are requesting comments from you on what you think is a good idea, bad idea, and why. The document is 64 pages, so I am going to read through it and provide you with the cliff notes version to save you some time. Expect this distilled version in the next few days. The most important thing you can do is file a comment on these proposed changes. If the FCC doesn?t receive any comments saying, ?yes, we need a test code for WEA? then they will not add it. If the FCC doesn?t receive any comments saying, ?yes, we need more than 90 characters in a WEA message? then they won?t change it. There is a finite period for accepting comments. Comments must be received before December 19, 2015. The document is here ( http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015/db1119/FCC-15-154A1.pdf ) The website to upload your comments is here ( http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/proceeding/view?name=15-91) Click ?Submit a Filing in 15-91? and fill out the form Enter the Proceeding Number, which is ?15-91? Enter your name as Name of Filer Do not click the ?Exparte Presentation? box The type of filing is ?COMMENT? Enter your business address (not your personal address, as your comment and information will be publicly available) Save your comments in a Word document or similar format, and upload the file to the FCC site by clicking the ?Browse? button Note: You can?t type comments directly into the website, they must be prepared beforehand and then uploaded v/r Mark A. Lucero, CISSP Chief, IPAWS Engineering FEMA National Continuity Programs 202-646-1386 (w) 202-257-1364 (bb) mark.lucero at fema.dhs.gov ipaws at fema.dhs.gov From d.goncz at replikon.net Mon Nov 23 10:47:55 2015 From: d.goncz at replikon.net (Doug Goncz) Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:47:55 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] Skywarn Digest, Vol 74, Issue 3 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am reading skywarn more often now that El Ninyo (~) made the news. There is a term we use in my field (manufacturing)--"agile"--roughly equivalent to "weather-ready", that I can share. No further contributions today. Cheers, Doug Goncz, A.A.S. M.E.T. 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