Special Announcement: Start of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Hello to all…
Tuesday June 1st, 2021 marks the start of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season is expected to be above normal per the NOAA/National Hurricane Center, Colorado State University and Penn State University outlooks among others. To mark the start of Atlantic Hurricane Season, NWS Boston/Norton has published a Public Information Statement with the names of the tropical systems for 2021 as well as some tropical cyclone history in Southern New England and tropical cyclone safety tips. This can be seen at the following link:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021_Atlantic_Hurricane_Season_NWS_Boston_PNS.pdf
The National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center in Miami FL will issue advisories on named systems, Tropical Storm and Hurricane Watches and Warnings when a system threatens a land area, Tropical Cyclone Updates on named systems and Tropical Weather Outlooks for potential areas of tropical cyclone development. Their suite of products and tropical system names are listed in their first couple of tropical weather outlooks and the link from 2 AM EDT – Tuesday June 1st Tropical Weather Outlook is listed below:
It is noted that the threat of a hurricane to a land area in the Atlantic basin would cause the activation of WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center, the Hurricane Watch Net on HF and the VoIP Hurricane Net on Echolink and IRLP. Web page resources for these groups are listed below:
WX4NHC – the Amateur Radio station at the National Hurricane Center:
http://www.wx4nhc.org/
Hurricane Watch Net:
https://hwn.org/
VoIP Hurricane Net:
http://voipwx.net/
Please use this time to prepare if a tropical system were to affect Southern New England and remember that the timely reporting of severe weather conditions during tropical systems can save lives and property and the NWS Boston/Norton forecaster and Amateur Radio teams appreciate all your support!
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 508-346-2929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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