Question of the week from Lloyd, KC5FM:? Have you taken steps to be familiar with Slack?
12 Voice Check-ins:
Primary Net Control Operator:
KB9LXH>Joe, McKee KY, liaison with NWS-Jackson, KY reported: Skies: Cloudy. Wind: calm. Temperature: 35F. Humidity: 84%. Barometer: 29.93 inHg and rising. The high temperature was 52F, low 35F. Pcpn since 12 AM: 0.17”; last 7-days: 1.09”; MTD: for November: 1.09”; YTD: 46.64” Answer to the QotW: In discussion with WCM on its use and will include topic at a quarterly Weather Preparedness Committee Meeting in a few weeks.
Backup Net Control Operator:
KD1CY>Rob, New Bedford, MA, Director of Operations for the VOIP Hurricane Prep Net and SKYWARN Coordinator, NWS Boston/Norton MA: Provided review of weather conditions in the New England area, provided tropical updates for Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico, as well as for the Eastern North Pacific, and Central North Pacific regions. Rob then gave an update to the?net on SRD 2022.
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In the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico:
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Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
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For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude:
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Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
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For the central North Pacific between 140W and 180W longitude:
(from the NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu HI):
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No tropical cyclones are expected during the next 5 days.
VOIP Hurricane Net Management Team Member
KC5FM>Lloyd, Arkansas City, KS provided “Question of the Week” (above) and the Storm Prediction Center Outlook for the Continental United States (CONUS):
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For tonight (Saturday), no severe weather is expected.
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For Sunday (Day 2), severe weather is not expected.
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On Monday (Day 3), a marginal risk of severe weather is expected along the Gulf of Mexico coastline, from near Corpus Christi and Houston, Texas?eastward to near Mobile, Alabama and the risk area includes New Orleans, Louisiana. Otherwise, no severe weather is forecast for the rest of CONUS.
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As for Days 4 through 8 or Tuesday through Sunday, November 20, 2022: the potential threat for a regional area of organized severe storms appears too low to predict or is unlikely to occur as of net time.
SKYWARN Coordinators/Liaisons:
WA3TOY>Kurt, Pasadena, MD SKYWARN Sub-net Coordinator, Anne Arundel County, MD reported: Temperature: 59F; Dew Point: 58.6F; Humidity: 98%; Wind: calm; Barometer: 29.69 inHg.
W3TDH>Tom, Takoma Park, MD SKYWARN Coordinator, Montgomery County, MD reported Cloudy skies, Temperature 61F with a calm wind. Dew Point: 53F. Humidity: 75%. Barometer: 29.75 inHg and rising. The area?received little damage with no reports of flooding as a result of the remnants of post-tropical cyclone Nicole passing through this week.
KO4UMQ>Woody, in Baxter, KY, ARES EC, and SKYWARN Coordinator for Harlan County KY reported: Skies were overcast; Wind was calm, and?the temperature was 41F with the Barometer at 29.86 inHg and rising. The daytime high temperature was 59F from a low temperature of 40F. Rainfall since 7 AM was 0.13 inches. The 7-day total was 1.91 inches with 1.53 inches as a result of post-tropical cyclone Nicole’s passage through the area. The MTD total in November is currently 2.02 inches. No net activations for severe weather took place in the past seven days. QotW: Not yet.
International or OCONUS Stations:
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NP3OD>Francisco, San Juan, PR reported: Skies were mostly cloudy with an E wind at 1 MPH, Temperature: 75.3F. Humidity 98% Barometer 29.98 inHg with 0.39 inches of precipitation received. Answer to the Question of the Week: Yes.
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VE3MTB>Rick, Saint Andrews, NB, Canada reported: Cloudy skies with a temperature of +8C and light wind. His location received 36mm of rainfall from the remnants of what was Hurricane Nicole.
9Z4DX>Bertrand, Trinidad and Tobago reported: cloudy skies with 6.2 miles of visibility, a calm wind, and no rain currently. The temperature was 75F, and Humidity was at 89%. Did receive some rainfall earlier today but it was not measured.
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CONUS Stations:
W1HAI>Joe, Natick, MA reported a current temperature of 57F from a daily high temperature of near 70F. The area received 0.50 inches of rain from post-tropical cyclone Nicole. QotW: No.
N6UTC>Endaf, Long Beach, CA reported clear skies with a Temperature of 64F or 18C. Area received rainfall this past Sunday through Wednesday and received some minor wind damage to the back fence.
KM5CO>William, Woodhaven, TX reported clear skies with a temperature of 49F and expecting an overnight low temperature of 36F. The operator also said an expectation of cooler weather is in the forecast in the area for the week ahead.
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11 Text Box Check-ins
KJ4PWY>Mike in Magnolia, TX. 46 degrees, clear skies with winds out of the north at 3mph.
KG5CEN>Glen in Pearl River, LA. Temperature 46 and dropping, Pressure 30.12 in, and Humidity 79%. We’ve had no rain today. Winds are out of the SW at 3 mph gusting to 5 mph. Rain is expected in our area Monday evening into Tuesday with cooler temperatures throughout the week. QotW: I have not looked into Slack as yet. Waiting to hear more from the local NWS office.
KN4NPE>Den in Vero Beach, Florida. Temp 73°, humidity 93%. Pressure 29.99" and precipitation 0.79" today. 1.95" of rain from Nicole with gusts to 50 mph. QotW, yes
KJ4CHS>Tom North Chesterfield, VA. 66 degrees and mostly cloudy. No to the question of the week.
KB1PA>Barry, West Delray Beach, fl; temp 73; thunder and heavy rain, wind WSW 5 gusts to 11. QotW: yes, very familiar
KC5LAA>John. Kemah, Texas. Temp 52 degrees, wind N 13 gusts to 21 mph, humidity. 55%, dew pt 37, pressure 30.35 visibility 10 mi, cloud cover 9%. QotW No, but will do so.
KA1NMA>Bob in Plymouth MA - sky clear, temp 56F, wind west at 4 mph, negative on QotW - 73 to ALL
N1YLQ>Mike in Acushnet, MA - Light cloud cover, 56F, 90% humidity. And for QotW - Very familiar with slack as a messaging system as well as some coding to bring in other capabilities for slack
KC3SYC>Vincent in Baltimore, MD checking in
KA2BYU>William in Cudjoe Key, Assistant EC for Monroe County Florida. Current conditions: Wind Calm; Temperature: 79F; Humidity 88%; Dew point 75F; Pressure: 1018.0 mb. County EOC was not activated for Nicole, and no damage was reported. ARES went to level 1, monitored only. QotW: No, I have some educating to do, thank you
KC3SZB>Furlong PA Temp 57 barometer 29.49 inHg and steady, humidity: 90% Wind: calm, Pcpn. 0.17 in. of rain, with a Freeze warning until 800 AM
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Check-in totals: 23 (12 Voice and 11 Text Box)
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Joe Warren / KB9LXH
Primary Net Control Operator
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