From colstonl at gmail.com  Tue Oct  2 06:49:28 2018
From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 05:49:28 -0500
Subject: [Skywarn] Solar rfi
Message-ID: <CAGeNtEHJ914SVbazMKk1TFihCvBtz_ZE8qbHEktkMuuzHaiOrw@mail.gmail.com>

Subject: GOES-13/14/15/16 Fall 2018 Solar RFI

NESDIS has provided the following information concerning the
potential for outages of the GOES data stream, including EMWIN.

The potential for solar radio frequency interference (RFI) with a
satellite downlink circuit will occur whenever the Sun passes into
the beam of the ground station receiving antenna.  The Wallops and
Fairbanks Command and Data Acquisition Stations (CDAs) and
Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) receiving antennas
may experience periods of Solar RFI as predicted below. Solar RFI
can cause loss of telemetry lock and command capability.

Solar RFI Predicted Times and Impacts for Fall 2018:

SPACECRAFT //
   DATE           TIME(UTC)  STATION   OP-IMPACT
-------------------------------------------------------------
GOES-13 //
   04 OCT-11 OCT  1532-1544  WALLOPS   SD,GVAR,T&C,EMWIN,LRIT,
   05 OCT-12 OCT  1638-1649  SUITLAND  WEFAX,DCS,DCPR,SAR,MDL
GOES-14 //
   05 OCT-12 OCT  1854-1906  WALLOPS   T&C,EMWIN,MDL
   05 OCT-12 OCT  1853-1905  SUITLAND
GOES-15 //
   04 OCT?11 OCT  2111-2122  WALLOPS   SD,GVAR,T&C,EMWIN,LRIT,
   04 OCT?11 OCT  2111-2122  SUITLAND  WEFAX,DCS,DCPR,SAR,MDL
   11 OCT?18 OCT  2042-2054  FAIRBANKS
GOES-16 //
   04 OCT?11 OCT  1644-1656  WALLOPS   RDL,GRB,T&C,HRIT/EMWIN,
   05 OCT?12 OCT  1643-1655  SUITLAND  DCPC,SAR
   05 OCT?12 OCT  1641-1653  FAIRMONT

Source: Direct Broadcast Manager, NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD

Questions or comments may be directed to:nws.emwin.support at noaa.gov

For NOAAPORT and NON-AWIPS Customers - if you have any
questions regarding distribution or would like to add these
products to your datastream please contact Data Management
at ncep.pmb.dm at noaa.gov.

This information is also posted on the NWS Data Management
change notices web page. the url is listed below.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/datamgmt/notices.shtml

Data Management
NCO Production Management Branch College Park
GISC/RTH Washington

-- 
Lloyd Colston KC5FM

From colstonl at gmail.com  Tue Oct  2 13:20:28 2018
From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 12:20:28 -0500
Subject: [Skywarn] WWV
Message-ID: <CAGeNtEGjOzmsQ-9PN9tCU7z1==ij0uLa=TGv9e9PoLq_BoVW-A@mail.gmail.com>

The National Weather Service Marine Storm Warning announcements, broadcast
on WWV and WWVH since 1971 will be discontinued after October 31, 2018.
Comments or questions about this change should be directed to the National
Weather Service at marine.weather at noaa.gov #Skywarn #wrn


 https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/radio-stations/wwv
-- 
Lloyd Colston KC5FM

From colstonl at gmail.com  Tue Oct  2 13:55:35 2018
From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 12:55:35 -0500
Subject: [Skywarn] Fwd: WWV
In-Reply-To: <CAEyhgwok9ZTh3UKuBtsoHPzhZXT296zMKLTv6jhNcdg5FwpR4A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <76A5AC16-6F4D-4AA9-88FA-1F9108EEE727@gmail.com>
	<CAEyhgwok9ZTh3UKuBtsoHPzhZXT296zMKLTv6jhNcdg5FwpR4A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAGeNtEGiEuN+ac=93hxYg3kZ8Z+PJ1Smp=QgrkeHf5sAiEH4_Q@mail.gmail.com>

Here?s information from NOAA

Also,  ?there is also an email service called ftpmail, operated by the NWS
where a mariner can receive and request weather information via email.

For more information on that, go to this link...

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/faq.htm#3?

That coupled with winlink ... winlink.org ... could get the information WWV
provides.

As it stands, #hamradio continues to shine on 14300.net with www.mmsn.org
with service to yacht participants who reject the cost of information.

Lloyd

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Marine Weather - NOAA Service Account <marine.weather at noaa.gov>
Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 12:39
Subject: Re: WWV
To: <colstonl at gmail.com>


Mr. Colston,

Vessels outside of US Coast Guard range can get weather information in many
ways.

Other sources of marine weather and high seas alerts and detailed forecasts
are available over satellite, telephone, the Internet, Marine Fax, Radio
Fax, and VHF radio. Currently the NWS, United States Coast Guard (USCG),
and the United States Navy (USN) provide multiple dissemination methods for
storm positioning, high sea areas, observations, forecasts, outlooks and
warnings for both coastal and oceanic marine zones near the United States
using NAVTEX, GMDSS, and HFSITOR in compliance with World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) policies and the International Safety of Life at Sea
(SOLAS) Convention.

Please refer to the following websites:

1. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/navtex.htm   (NAVTEX)

2. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/gmdss.htm (GMDSS)

3. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/hfsitor.htm  (HFSITOR)

4. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/inmarsat.htm (SAFETYNET)

5. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/marine/vhfvoice.htm (USCG VHF)



On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 1:18 PM Lloyd Colston <colstonl at gmail.com> wrote:

> The National Weather Service Marine Storm Warning announcements, broadcast
> on WWV and WWVH since 1971 will be discontinued after October 31, 2018.
> Comments or questions about this change should be directed to the National
> Weather Service at marine.weather at noaa.gov #Skywarn #wrn
>
>
>  https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/radio-stations/wwv
>
>
> How will the yachting populace that are outside the range of Coast Guard
> shore stations get their tropical weather information?
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Lloyd Colston, KC5FM
> Ark City, KS
>
> --
Lloyd Colston KC5FM

From Admin at replikon.net  Tue Oct  2 15:17:13 2018
From: Admin at replikon.net (Admin at replikon.net)
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 15:17:13 -0400
Subject: [Skywarn] Fwd: WWV
In-Reply-To: <CAGeNtEGiEuN+ac=93hxYg3kZ8Z+PJ1Smp=QgrkeHf5sAiEH4_Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <76A5AC16-6F4D-4AA9-88FA-1F9108EEE727@gmail.com>
	<CAEyhgwok9ZTh3UKuBtsoHPzhZXT296zMKLTv6jhNcdg5FwpR4A@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGeNtEGiEuN+ac=93hxYg3kZ8Z+PJ1Smp=QgrkeHf5sAiEH4_Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAOnAEVaVLsgqNUxE=NTfqyDjJz1XiMs_wM01jGh1m_WxWg2b0w@mail.gmail.com>

I , too, reject the "infotax".
>From my sole to my crowrn.
Utterly, and without reservation,
AS AN ISP for the homeless veterans and others,
at replikon.net (implies ISP)
Douglas
 Ref: (below)
"As it stands, #hamradio continues to shine on 14300.net with www.mmsn.org
with service to yacht participants who reject the cost of information.

Lloyd"

I reject it!


Cheers!

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On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 1:55 PM Lloyd Colston <colstonl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here?s information from NOAA
>
> Also,  ?there is also an email service called ftpmail, operated by the NWS
> where a mariner can receive and request weather information via email.
>
> For more information on that, go to this link...
>
> http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/faq.htm#3?
>
> That coupled with winlink ... winlink.org ... could get the information
> WWV
> provides.
>
> As it stands, #hamradio continues to shine on 14300.net with www.mmsn.org
> with service to yacht participants who reject the cost of information.
>
> Lloyd
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Marine Weather - NOAA Service Account <marine.weather at noaa.gov>
> Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 12:39
> Subject: Re: WWV
> To: <colstonl at gmail.com>
>
>
> Mr. Colston,
>
> Vessels outside of US Coast Guard range can get weather information in many
> ways.
>
> Other sources of marine weather and high seas alerts and detailed forecasts
> are available over satellite, telephone, the Internet, Marine Fax, Radio
> Fax, and VHF radio. Currently the NWS, United States Coast Guard (USCG),
> and the United States Navy (USN) provide multiple dissemination methods for
> storm positioning, high sea areas, observations, forecasts, outlooks and
> warnings for both coastal and oceanic marine zones near the United States
> using NAVTEX, GMDSS, and HFSITOR in compliance with World Meteorological
> Organization (WMO) policies and the International Safety of Life at Sea
> (SOLAS) Convention.
>
> Please refer to the following websites:
>
> 1. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/navtex.htm   (NAVTEX)
>
> 2. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/gmdss.htm (GMDSS)
>
> 3. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/hfsitor.htm  (HFSITOR)
>
> 4. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/inmarsat.htm (SAFETYNET)
>
> 5. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/marine/vhfvoice.htm (USCG VHF)
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 1:18 PM Lloyd Colston <colstonl at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The National Weather Service Marine Storm Warning announcements,
> broadcast
> > on WWV and WWVH since 1971 will be discontinued after October 31, 2018.
> > Comments or questions about this change should be directed to the
> National
> > Weather Service at marine.weather at noaa.gov #Skywarn #wrn
> >
> >
> >  https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/radio-stations/wwv
> >
> >
> > How will the yachting populace that are outside the range of Coast Guard
> > shore stations get their tropical weather information?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > Lloyd Colston, KC5FM
> > Ark City, KS
> >
> > --
> Lloyd Colston KC5FM
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From colstonl at gmail.com  Wed Oct 17 09:00:13 2018
From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 08:00:13 -0500
Subject: [Skywarn] Hazard Simplification Project: Winter Warning
	Consolidation Survey
Message-ID: <856A7848-D356-4C7D-A798-541FCDBDD1D2@gmail.com>


https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/winterwarning



Hazard Simplification Project: Winter Warning Consolidation Survey
Introduction and Consent

On Oct. 1, 2017, the National Weather Service (NWS) Hazard Simplification Project reduced the number of winter weather hazard messages (products) and reformatted the product text within these messages. We refer to the reduction in the number of messages as "consolidation".


Specifically, we consolidated the previous variety of winter-related Advisories and Watches into one Winter Weather Advisory headline and one Winter Storm Watch headline, respectively. Now, to assess the extent to which NWS should apply the consolidation approach for winter precipitation, we are now seeking feedback on options for a possible consolidation of NWS' current Warning products.

The current suite of winter precipitation warning products includes Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, and Blizzard Warning. Two options are offered as a means of possible consolidation:

Option 1: Consolidate to one Winter Storm Warning product with pertinent hazard information within the ?What? bullet of the product text.  

Option 2: Consolidate to one Winter Storm Warning product but preserve the hazard type (i.e. snow, ice) in the headline. This part of the survey will propose four Warning headlines shown below. 

?Winter Storm Warning: (for*) Mixed Precipitation? 
?Winter Storm Warning: (for) Accumulating Snow? 
?Winter Storm Warning: (for) Significant Icing? 
?Winter Storm Warning: (for) Blizzard Conditions?

*For Option 2, the presentation of the headlines can be flexible - a colon can be used after "Winter Storm Warning" OR it could be read as "Winter Storm Warning for Blizzard Conditions".


It is important to note that a "third" option still remains - the Winter Warning (precipitation) products would remain unchanged with no further consolidation. 

In this survey you will see a series of product examples. The winter weather products as they are created today will be shown first, followed by the consolidated product examples based on the same information. 

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other suggestions for reducing this burden to: HazSimp at noaa.gov

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subjected to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number (0648-0342).




Lloyd Colston, KC5FM 
Ark City, KS


From p.lockyer.okcrt at gmail.com  Fri Oct 19 09:50:27 2018
From: p.lockyer.okcrt at gmail.com (Paul Lockyer)
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:50:27 -0500
Subject: [Skywarn] About me
Message-ID: <CAJ-F5K=-qpuRrdB3QUwkZQs_4Tmnjs_SAJOS12fJwjEYe_KzUQ@mail.gmail.com>

My name is Paul I am a general class ham "n5ost" I am out of the tulsa nws
skywarn coverage .

From colstonl at gmail.com  Mon Oct 22 08:07:48 2018
From: colstonl at gmail.com (Lloyd Colston)
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 07:07:48 -0500
Subject: [Skywarn] GOES-15 drift
Message-ID: <CAGeNtEHUyve706UEAVW3kTS_H2kVKHOwEt6yzqyt=fQGGTMPhw@mail.gmail.com>

Subject: GOES-15 (GOES-West) Satellite Drift to 128-degrees West
         Commencing 2015 UTC, October 23, 2018

The GOES-West satellite transition from GOES-15 to GOES-17 is
scheduled to commence at 2015 UTC, October 23, 2018, with the drift
of GOES-15 from 135 to 128-degrees west.  The transition is scheduled
to be completed on December 10, 2018, with GOES-17 declared as the
operational GOES-West satellite.

The GOES-15 EMWIN transponder will remain operational throughout the
0.88-degree/day drift to 128-degrees west.  Receiving stations with
fixed antenna installations are likely to experience degradation or
loss of signal lock should the satellite move outside the receiving
antenna?s effective beam width.  Users should consider incrementally
re-orienting their antennas to maintain an effective signal-to-noise
ratio and signal lock during the GOES-15 drift.

The schedule of events for GOES-15 and GOES-17 is provided below.
Additional details are available from the NESDIS web
site:https://www.goes-r.gov/users/transitionToOperations17.html

DATES        EVENTS                         NOTES
-----------  -----------------------------  -------------------
OCT23?NOV01  - GOES-15 drift from 135 to    - All instruments
               128W                          and services
                                             remain operational
OCT24?NOV13  - GOES-17 drift from 89.5 to   - HRIT/EMWIN
               137.1W                        disabled
NOV15        - GOES-17 HRIT/EMWIN
               activated
DEC10        - GOES-17 declared the
               Operational GOES-West
               satellite

The simultaneous operations of the EMWIN broadcast on
GOES-14(105W) and GOES-15(128W); and the HRIT/EMIWN broadcast on
GOES-16(75.2W) and GOES-17(137.1W) is scheduled to remain in
effect through May 2019.

The close proximity of broadcast frequencies and geosynchronous
orbits of the GOES-15 and GOES-17 satellites may cause EMWIN-15
users to experience interference from GOES-17. Users are
encouraged to make further adjustments in their antenna
orientation to reduce interference issues.

EMWIN virtual channels 20, 21 and 22 on the GOES-16 and 17
HRIT/EMWIN broadcasts will not be operational until 2019.
Users are reminded to use products on the GOES-14 and 15 EMWIN
satellite broadcasts for operations, and to refrain from using
products appearing on channels 20, 21 and 22 in the GOES-16
and 17 HRIT/EMWIN broadcast until declared operational by the NWS.

Questions or comments may be directed to:
NWS EMWIN Support at nws.emwin.support at noaa.gov

For NOAAPORT and NON-AWIPS Customers - if you have any
questions regarding distribution or would like to add these
products to your datastream please contact Data Management
at ncep.pmb.dm at noaa.gov.

This information is also posted on the NWS Data Management
change notices web page. The url is listed below.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/datamgmt/notices.shtml

Data Management
NCO Production Management Branch College Park
GISC/RTH Washingto

-- 
Lloyd Colston KC5FM

From jameskwarunek at gmail.com  Mon Oct 22 09:56:54 2018
From: jameskwarunek at gmail.com (James Warunek)
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 09:56:54 -0400
Subject: [Skywarn] Hello and Thanks...
Message-ID: <CAEBP89B00Dk3q4Z-zNkY+3VxucaRTR1Y9erZ5Co4=shb473pjg@mail.gmail.com>

I am a storm watcher-in-training. Thanks for the subscription. Enjoy the
rainbow over the Fisher Building in Midtown,  Detroit,  MI.


James K. Warunek

(313) 648-0011
jameskwarunek at gmail.com