[Troop139] SkyWarn Training

Sat Mar 29 14:10:32 EDT 2014

Hi Folks!
This is an excellent one evening course that will help you complete many
requirements of the Weather Merit Badge and is also good to prepare you for
the Outdoor Weather Safety online course that the BSA requires for adults
and Scouts engaged in outdoor activities.  

Please plan to sign up and ask for a ride if needed.

This is a MONDAY evening event.  All Troop members and adults should plan to
attend as virtually no one is a current with their SkyWarn training.

Yours in Scouting!
Thanks & 73,

Gordon Beattie, W2TTT

201.314.6964

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From: BergenSkywarn [mailto:skywarn at bergenskywarn.org] 
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 4:42 PM
To: Ralph Venturini; Lou Janicek; sakober at yahoo.com; Gidget Petry; Matthew
Tiedemann; Ron Salzano; Tom Metzler - BCOEM; Mike Hoeft; Gordon Beattie;
Jeremy Kleiman; NNJ ARES SEC
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Attention EmComm and CERT Officials:

Please circulate this important and timely information among all your Team
Leaders and/or Members as well as any others you think may be interested
(you do not have to be an Amateur Radio Operator to be a SKYWARN Spotter -
All Are Welcome!

On Monday evening (7:00pm) April 7 2014 the NWS New York NY will be holding
a local (Wayne, Passaic County NY) SKYWARN Spotter Training Class. The Class
runs approximately 2-3 hours.

SKYWARN Training is a great addition to anyone involved in any aspect and
any level of OEM, Emergency Communications, Public Safety, Public Service
including CERT!

To see what an actual SKYWARN Training Class looks and even sounds like,
there is a Webpage available with photos and a Video Link at:
http://www.bergenskywarn.org/Pages/BergenSkywarnTrainingClasses.htm

New for 2014 Spotters are welcome to attend this Free and Open to All NWS
official SKYWARN Spotter Training Class. Additionally as all SKYWARN
Spotters are required by the NWS New York to re-train at least once every 3
years to remain in the active NWS New York NY database, this is a perfect
local opportunity to do so. (If your Spotter ID number begins with an 11 or
lower number you need to attend this class for sure!). 

At this time this is the only 2014 Class scheduled for the Bergen and
Passaic County area this year so don't miss this opportunity (there is also
a Class scheduled for Rockland County on May 6, information on all Classes
is at the Link for Pre-registering noted below). You can attend any of the
NWS New York NY's 2014 Classes to train or retrain you do not have to attend
a Class in your County of Residence.

All those looking to become new for 2014 NWS SKYWARN Spotters as well as
those needing to re-train are invited to attend. 

The Class will start at 7:00 PM EDT. 

Location: Wayne, NJ (Passaic County)

Passaic County Community College Public Safety Academy

300 Oldham Road

Wayne, NJ 07470

(Class will be held in the Auditorium)

Pre-registration is required and is available now at:
http://www.weather.gov/okx/SkywarnTraining

A Map is available at: 

http://goo.gl/Q9n8of

Driving Directions can be found at:

http://goo.gl/iHJc1B

When Pre-registering (its Required and we need one complete Form for each
attendee!) at http://www.weather.gov/okx/SkywarnTraining remember to Select
the April 7th Class on the dropdown menu and to include a current working
Email Address so your new Spotter ID Card can be sent to you via Email.

If you have any Questions please send an Email to: skywarn at bergenskywarn.org

The BergenSkywarn Team

Email: skywarn at bergenskywarn.org

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