[W1SMH] Fw: Eastern Massachusetts ARES Stand-By for Hurricane Henri – Saturday August 21 at 1700 Until Wednesday August 25

[Ray Cord]

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   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "kb1kqw at nsradio.org" <kb1kqw at nsradio.org> To: "Raycord at aol.com" <Raycord at aol.com> Cc:  Sent: Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 11:54 AM Subject: Eastern Massachusetts ARES Stand-By for Hurricane Henri – Saturday August 21 at 1700 Until Wednesday August 25  
Hi Ray, K2TGX

*** EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ARES PLACED ON STAND-BY FOR ALL AREAS EFFECTIVE 5:00PM SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25 DUE TO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM HURRICANE HENRI ***
*** STORM SURGE AND HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH COASTAL MA AND RI ***
*** STRONG TO DAMAGNING WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALL WITH POTENTIALLY SIGNIFINCANT FLOODING, AND COASTAL FLOODING/DAMAGE ARE ALL EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.  ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.  PLEASE PLAN TO REPORT SKYWARN CRITERIA ACCORDING TO THE STANDARD SKYWARN OPERATING PROCEDURE ***
*** ARES AVAILABITY REQUESTED FROM SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY – PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEC WITH AVAILABITY WITH A CC TO HURRICANE at W1MV.ORG ***

As of 2pm, Saturday, August 21, Hurricane Henri is currently located approximately 395 miles south of Montauk Point, NY or about 210 miles east of Cape Hatteras NC and is currently on a northward track.  Maximum sustained winds are 75mph making Henri a category 1 hurricane on the saffir-simpson hurricane wind scale.  As the storm continues to move northward, it is expected that the wind field will expand which is typical of most tropical systems affecting the northeast US. Henri is forecast to move towards the north and is expected to be off the coast of Long Island Sunday morning.  Additional watches and/or warnings may be required for other parts of Southern New England in future updates.

Here is the latest storm summary for Henri as of Advisory #23A, issued at 2:30pm Saturday, August 21:
LOCATION...35.4N 71.8W
ABOUT 210 MI...335 KM E OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 395 MI...635 KM S OF MONTAUK POINT NEW YORK
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.27 INCHES

CURRENT WATCHES/WARNINGS:
STORM SURGE WARNING:  Flushing New York to Chatham Massachusetts, including Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Block Island.
STORM SURGE WATCH:  North of Chatham Massachusetts to Sagamore Beach Massachusetts including Cape Cod Bay
HURRICANE WARNING:  New Haven Connecticut to west of Westport Massachusetts, including Block Island
TROPICAL STORM WARNING:  Westport Massachusetts to Chatham Massachusetts, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket

The current forecast and multiple computer models continue to indicate landfall in Southern CT/RI during Sunday as either a strong tropical storm or a category-1 hurricane.  It is unlikely that the storm will take a track out to sea.  At the least, this track would create a scenario where areas in Southern New England may experience strong tropical storm to potentially hurricane force wind gusts, at least moderate coastal flooding, and several inches of rain resulting in significant urban flooding.  Isolated tornadoes are also possible.  As always, remember to not focus directly on the center of the official National Hurricane Center track since as effects from the storm can still be felt well away from the center.  

SKYWARN activation will take place starting Sunday morning to monitor the impacts of Henri lasting throughout the day.  SKYWARN will be running various nets across our section on the assigned SKYWARN repeaters, and the list of SKYWARN repeaters can be found at:  http://wx1box.org/southern-new-england-skywarn-frequency-list/ 

The latest SKYWARN coordination message for this storm can also be located at http://wx1box.org/2021/08/21/tropical-storm-henri-coordination-message-4-henri-impacts-sunday-8-22-21-monday-8-23-21/

The full advisory package from the National Hurricane Center can be found at the following link:  https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

In advance of the storm, please advise your local EC/DEC/ADEC of your availability to support a potential deployment anytime from Sunday morning, 8/22 through Wednesday, 8/25. We are creating a list of availability for ARESMAT deployment if needed for various local EOC's, Red Cross, Salvation Army, NWS Storm Survey Teams, and hospitals as required. Keep your situational awareness level high for any updates from ARES leadership by checking your email for updates and our ARES web site at http://ares.ema.arrl.org and monitoring local SKYWARN/ARES/RACES frequencies for any updates on this developing situation. 

When sending your availability, please send the following: Name, Call-sign, License Class, Capability (HF / VHF / UHF), Availability, and any other special notes we should be aware of. We ask that as you contact your DEC, please send a copy of the message to hurricane at w1mv.org where multiple members of the EMA ARES Leadership will be able to access your availability.

What is ARES Stand-By mode?

ARES stand-by mode is to alert Amateurs within ARES that a mobilization is possible on a wide-scale and that some localized mobilizations are or could be taking place in isolated areas. It means to take a look at your Go-Kit and have batteries and equipment ready to go and charged up and take care of any requirements at home in case a mobilization is required and you can participate. Do NOT self-deploy. Wait for guidance from leadership for any deployment. It is an honor to be ready even if you don't deploy for the event. Hopefully, this is just another exercise of our preparedness and capabilities. If not, the ARES leadership looks forward to working with you if any wide scale mobilization is required after the impact of this major storm to the region is fully understood.

Thanks for your continued support of Eastern Massachusetts ARES!

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator

Jim Palmer (KB1KQW)
North Shore ARES District Emergency Coordinator

SEC/ASEC:
SEC – KD1CY – kd1cy at comcast.net
ASEC – N1YLQ – mpleger at comcast.net

DECs:
Essex County – KB1KQW – kb1kqw at nsradio.org
Middlesex County – KB1KQW – kb1kqw at nsradio.org
Metro-Boston – KB1KQW – kb1kqw at nsradio.org
Metro-Boston – K1BTH – bthaskell at gmail.com
Norfolk County – W3EVE – w3eve at arrl.net
Bristol County – N1YLQ – mpleger at comcast.net
Plymouth County – N1YLQ – mpleger at comcast.net
Cape & Islands – WQ1O – wq1o at comcast.com

KD1CY/KB1KQW




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