From colstonl at gmail.com Tue Apr 5 22:04:42 2016 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 21:04:42 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] [Cometupdates] New from COMET: Best Practices in Tropical Cyclone Briefings In-Reply-To: <57044378.1010008@comet.ucar.edu> References: <57044378.1010008@comet.ucar.edu> Message-ID: Another class announced from COMET. Lloyd On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 6:00 PM, COMET_Announcements < comet_announcements at comet.ucar.edu> wrote: > The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of the new > lesson, "Best Practices in Tropical Cyclone Briefings?. This lesson > examines how to effectively prepare for the hurricane season. It focuses on > how best to support National Weather Service (NWS) partners through > creating and delivering clear, concise and effective meteorological > briefings during tropical cyclone events. The lesson will take between 30 > and 45 minutes to complete (not including the quiz). > > The intended audience for "Best Practices in Tropical Cyclone Briefings" > includes forecasters in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, emergency > managers, and others with general interest in tropical cyclone > decision-support and operations. NWS 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=1222 > > Basic familiarity with probabilistic forecast guidance is required. It is > strongly recommended that users review the "Determining the Onset and Risk > of Tropical Cyclone Winds," "Forecasting Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge" and > "Use of Probabilistic Surge Guidance in Local Storm Surge Forecasting" > lessons on MetEd before taking this lesson. See them all at > > http://www.meted.ucar.edu/topics/tropical > > > 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) or Vanessa > Vincente (vincente at ucar.edu). > For technical support, please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at > https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php > -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.altusok.gov Phone: 580.481.2260 Fax: 580.482.4738 Pr?parate Ante malum. From colstonl at gmail.com Wed Apr 20 12:45:17 2016 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:45:17 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] Amateur Radio Operations at WFO Norman In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 11:23 AM, Richard Smith - NOAA Federal wrote: > I wanted to share this document with you. It outlines in very basic terms > how NWS Norman will use amateur radio in our operations. > > Please feel free to share this with anyone who you think might need the > information. > Thanks for this information, Rick. For those outside the OUN service area, how is your NWS office using amateur radio? It's copied below for your emergency management and Skywarn partners: Amateur Radio Severe Weather Operations National Weather Service ? Norman, OK Spring 2016 Daily Operations NWS Norman will read the Hazardous Weather Outlook on the SWIRA linked repeater system, and on the 145.410 Oklahoma City repeater when any part of the WFO Norman county warning area is included in a slight risk or higher in a day one, two or three severe weather outlook. Severe Weather Operations Here?s what you can expect from NWS Norman before and during severe weather events: - we intend to monitor amateur radio before and during severe weather operations. If we do not respond on amateur radio, please call our office at 405-325-3816 or contact us using NWSChat - when possible, we will provide information and answer questions regarding current or expected weather as requested by any amateur radio storm spotter group or emergency management agency to assist in severe weather operations and decision making - we will solicit and accept reports of severe weather and weather-related damage - we will continue to provide information as needed to support emergency management or public safety agencies with their response and recovery efforts following significant severe weather events - it?s important to remember that your most comprehensive source of NWS warnings and other severe weather information 24 hours day is NWSChat. Local net control stations should feel free to use information provided via NWSChat, our web page or any other official NWS source to provide updates to your spotters on watches and warnings or any other weather information that might be helpful to their operations -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.altusok.gov Phone: 580.481.2260 Fax: 580.482.4738 Pr?parate Ante malum. From colstonl at gmail.com Fri Apr 22 06:53:57 2016 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 05:53:57 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] [Cometupdates] New from COMET: Forecasting Sensible Weather with Water Vapour Imagery In-Reply-To: <5719569F.9010406@comet.ucar.edu> References: <5719569F.9010406@comet.ucar.edu> Message-ID: On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 5:39 PM, COMET_Announcements < comet_announcements at comet.ucar.edu> wrote: > The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of the new > lesson, Forecasting Sensible Weather from Water Vapour Imagery. In this > capstone lesson, you will find out how to use your knowledge to make > short-term forecasts of synoptic systems by comparing water vapour and > surface analyses. Comparisons of these analyses will show you sloping > vorticity tubes, ana- and katafronts, and dry conveyor belt pulses, all of > which can have powerful forecasting implications in synoptic-scale systems. > More information about this ~ 1 hour-long lesson is available online at > https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1124. > > The intended audience for Forecasting Sensible Weather from Water Vapour > Imagery is any operational forecaster who is familiar with water vapour > hand analysis and evaluating the three-dimensional structure of the > atmosphere from water vapour imagery. With its broad scope, the lesson > should also appeal to students with an interest in forecasting. > > 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 Bryan Guarente (guarente at ucar.edu). For technical > support, please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at > https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php > - > Here's another class for your benefit. Be safe -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.altusok.gov Phone: 580.481.2260 Fax: 580.482.4738 Pr?parate Ante malum. From colstonl at gmail.com Thu Apr 28 06:28:00 2016 From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston) Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 05:28:00 -0500 Subject: [Skywarn] Fwd: [VoIP-WX -NCO's] W9LUO-Marilyn Gardner, VoIP Hurricane Net - Net Control Operator - SK (Silent Key) In-Reply-To: <1624837469.10612688.1461689188382.JavaMail.root@rcn.com> References: <705499397.10601343.1461688580785.JavaMail.root@rcn.com> <1624837469.10612688.1461689188382.JavaMail.root@rcn.com> Message-ID: Marilyn, W9LUO was well known in a number of Skywarn circles. She will be missed. 73 Lloyd ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: rmacedo at rcn.com [VoIP-WX] Date: Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 11:46 AM Subject: [VoIP-WX -NCO's] W9LUO-Marilyn Gardner, VoIP Hurricane Net - Net Control Operator - SK (Silent Key) To: VoIP-WXNet , VoIP-WX < voip-wx at yahoogroups.com> Hello to all... It is with deep regret and sadness that we have learned that one of our VoIP Hurricane Net - Net Control Operators has passed away. Marilyn Gardner-W9LUO passed away on April 19th, 2016. She was 73 years old. She was active not only with the VoIP Hurricane Net but also with the Evanston Illinois Amateur Radio community and Illinois ARES. The details on her services etc. can be seen via the following link: http://www.donnellanfuneral.com/m/?p=memorial&id=1786076 We will miss Marilyn's participation as one of our Net Control Operators. She was there for both the VoIP Hurricane Prep net and for net activations for landfalling hurricanes. I recall her running one of our VoIP Hurricane Prep Nets after SKYWARN Recognition Day and her jovial comments after the "multiple personalities of WX1BOX" checked in as part of our traditional "joke check-in" on the last VoIP Hurricane Prep Net of the year after SKYWARN Recognition Day a few years ago where each operator we had at our station checked in as WX1BOX. I also remember her sending me personal notes after my mom's passing last year. She will be greatly missed in the Amateur Radio community. Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends, family and Amateur Radio Operators that knew Marilyn. Special thanks to Debbie-WX9VOR, one of our new net controls and involved with the WX9LOT Chicago, Illinois SKYWARN Program, for passing along this information on social media. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net! 73,Rob-KD1CY. Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net ------------------------------------ Posted by: rmacedo at rcn.com ------------------------------------ VOIP WX Net Control Operators and Administration List ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VoIP-WX/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VoIP-WX/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: VoIP-WX-digest at yahoogroups.com VoIP-WX-fullfeatured at yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: VoIP-WX-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/ -- Lloyd Colston director Altus Emergency Management Altus, OK http://www.altusok.gov Phone: 580.481.2260 Fax: 580.482.4738 Pr?parate Ante malum.