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Below are the details for the 2025 National Hurricane Conference Amateur Radio Workshop information in New Orleans Louisiana including YouTube livestream link info:

Amateur Radio will again be represented at the 2025 National Hurricane Conference which will be held this year in New Orleans, Louisiana (https://www.hurricanemeeting.com). This year, the workshop will be done both live at the conference and over livestream similar to 2024. The conference theme is to improve hurricane preparedness as it has been in past years. After the workshop is completed, the Amateur Radio Workshop will be uploaded to YouTube for those that can’t attend the sessions live. For 2025, all the Amateur Radio sessions will be on Tuesday April 15th, 2025 from 130 PM-310 PM CDT (230 PM-410 PM EDT) and from 330 PM-510 PM CDT (430 PM-610 PM EDT) with door prizes completed between 510-520 PM CDT (610-620 PM EDT). Each presenter will not only give an overview of their respective group but also how their group handled the significant hurricanes over the past year. Here is the session breakdown:

NHC Session #1 – 130 PM-315 PM CDT (230 PM-415 PM EDT): Bob Robichaud-VE1MBR from the Canadian Hurricane Centre will present on Hurricane Meteorological topics and a 2024 Hurricane Season review. He will also provide a brief overview of Canadian Hurricane Centre Operations. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) will present a NHC Overview of Amateur Radio Collaboration During Hurricanes. Julio Ripoll-WD4R will present WX4NHC Operations. KB5HAV-Bobby Graves will give an overview on the Hurricane Watch Net (HWN).

NHC Session #2: 330 PM-500 PM CDT (430 PM-600 PM EDT): Rob Macedo-KD1CY will present on the VoIP Hurricane Net and best practices in SKYWARN Tropical Systems, Bill Feist-WB8BZH & Joe Badsett-W1WCN will present a SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Response Radio Network) overview. Josh Johnston-KE5MHV will give an ARRL update and KD5KNZ-Matt Anderson will give out an update on a local response update for Amateur Radio Operators in Louisiana. This will be followed by a Q & A session and raffle prizes will be offered.

Amateur Radio presentations will be recorded and posted to YouTube after the workshop within the month of April. The Amateur Radio presentations will also be livestreamed via YouTube as a best effort. It is noted that Internet connectivity can be a challenge at hotel locations for livestreaming but we will do our best to livestream the workshop but please note technical difficulties could affect the livestream so please be patient if you watch the livestream and we will have recordings available post workshop. The YouTube livestream link is as follows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eFztSOliEU.

2025 National Hurricane Conference Presenters and Moderator:
• Moderator: Rob Macedo, KD1CY, VoIP Hurricane Net
• Special guest speaker Bob Robichaud, VE1MBR, Canadian Hurricane Center
• Special guest speaker Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, Director of Emergency Management, ARRL HQ
• Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Hurricane Watch Net – Net Manager
• Julio Ripoll, WD4R, WX4NHC Assistant Amateur Radio Station Coordinator
• Bill Feist, WB8BZH, SATERN, Salvation Army Team Emergency Response Radio Network
• Joe Bassett, W1WCN, Southern Territory Assistant SATERN Coordinator
• Matt Anderson, KD5KNZ, Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association – LEM-T
• Rob Macedo, KD1CY, Director of Operations, VoIP Hurricane Net & ARRL ARES Eastern Mass SEC
• Jim Palmer, KB1KQW, VoIP Hurricane Net (Videographer)

Detailed Schedule Outline – All Times (Central Daylight Time):
130-135 PM: Opening Remarks
135-200 PM: Canadian Hurricane Centre and Hurricane Meteorological Topics (VE1MBR-Bob R)
200-210 PM: NHC Overview of Amateur Radio Collaboration During Hurricanes (NHC)
210-240 PM: WX4NHC Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center (WD4R)
240-310 PM: HWN Overview (KB5HAV)
315-330 PM: Break
330-350 PM: VoIP Hurricane Net Overview & Best Practices in SKYWARN for Tropical Systems (KD1CY)
350-410 PM: SATERN – Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network Overview (WB8BZH & W1WCN)
410-430 PM: ARRL Update (KE5MHV)
430-450 PM: Katrina 20th Anniversary/Louisiana Hurricane Response Update (KD5KNZ)
450-500 PM: Moderated Q & A session and Panel Discussion (All)
500-510 PM: Door Prizes (All)

We hope folks can attend the conference live and in person for those in and around the New Orleans LA area or attending the conference and that those outside of the area can participate in the livestream. For those can’t see it live, the workshop video will be posted online via YouTube within a week or two after the conference if not sooner. Thanks to all for their support of Amateur Radio and the NWS Boston/Norton SKYWARN program.

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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SKYWARN Announcement: SKYWARN Training 2025 Class Schedule

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..Coastal Storm system will bring accumulating snow to the higher elevations of Western New England with a cold wind-driven soaking rainfall of 1-1.5″ to the rest of Southern New England and wind gusts of 35-40 MPH with isolated higher wind gusts possible at the coast..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect from 2 AM to 2 PM Saturday for Franklin, Western Hampshire, Western Hampden, Northern Worcester and Northern Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts for 2-4″ of snow with isolated higher amounts at elevations around and above 1,000 feet with the potential for slipper conditions with a coating to 2″ of snow in the lower elevations in this region and adjacent areas outside of the Winter Weather Advisory with little to no accumulation on pavement. If snow amounts of 3″ or more occur and is heavy and wet, isolated pockets of tree and wire damage would be possible..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for snowfall, rainfall, measured wind gusts 40 MPH or greater, wind damage and wet snow damage reports. The 146.940-Mount Tom Repeater will hold nets at 7 and 9 AM Saturday and if necessary through early afternoon Saturday for snowfall and any wet snow damage reports. Other SKYWARN Amateur Radio frequencies will be monitored as needed. Pictures and videos of the snowfall and damage can be sent as a reply to this message, via our WX1BOX Facebook, X and Bluesky feeds or to the email address pics@nsradio.org unless otherwise indicated. This will be the only coordination message on this storm system unless a significant change to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton MA Winter Weather Advisory Statement/Snowfall Maps, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement/Snowfall Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

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)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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..Snow Squalls associated with a cold front could produce a coating to 1″ of snow and briefly slippery travel for the Tuesday AM commute followed by strong to damaging wind gusts with and behind the snow squalls and cold front causing isolated pockets of wind damage late Tuesday AM to Tuesday Evening..
..A Wind Advisory is in effect from 10 AM to 11 PM Tuesday for Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk and Norfolk Counties of Massachusetts for sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. Areas outside of the Wind Advisory could see wind gusts 35-45 MPH. These winds will cause isolated pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the snow squall and strong to damaging wind gust potential for Tuesday. This will be the only coordination message unless a significant change occurs and time allows for an update. Pictures and videos of the snow squalls including visibility in those squalls and wind damage can be sent as a reply to this message, via the WX1BOX Facebook/X/Bluesky feeds or the email address pics@nsradio.org with credit given to the spotter unless otherwise indicated. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory Statement, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=NPW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

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)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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..Frontal boundary and storm system will bring icing to the hill towns of Northwest and North-Central Massachusetts particularly Saturday Evening through Sunday Morning. It is noted that portions of Southern and South-Central New Hampshire could see a damaging ice storm from this event..
..A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 11 AM Sunday Morning for Franklin, Western Hampshire, Northern Worcester and Northern Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts for a trace to 0.20″ of icing especially at elevations around or above 1,000 feet. If icing levels were to get to 0.25″ or higher, isolated pockets of tree, wire damage and power outages would be possible otherwise the main threat is hazardous travel..
..It is noted that Southern and South-Central New Hampshire could see icing at or greater than 0.50″ of ice and if that occurs a damaging ice storm could cause more widespread tree and power lines damage in this area..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor icing potential in the hilltowns of Northwest and North-Central Massachusetts. Amateur Radio Call-Up Nets on Sunday Morning like the Western Massachusetts Emergency Net via HF and various weekly VHF Western Massachusetts ARES Nets are requested to solicit icing and icing damage reports. This will be the only coordination message on this storm event unless a significant change to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Winter Weather Advisory Statement/Ice Maps:
https://www.weather.gov/box/winter

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

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)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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..Soaking rainfall and some strong wind gusts likely tonight through Monday Morning across Southern New England. A widespread 1-2″ of rainfall with isolated amounts of 2″ or more particularly in Southeast New England is likely when the storm ends late Monday AM/Early PM. Wind Gusts on average are expected to be between 35-45 MPH with isolated higher wind gusts if winds are able to get to the surface efficiently in heavy rainfall or warmer temperatures are expected..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for rain gauge reports, measured wind gust reports of 40 MPH or greater and any isolated wind damage/flooding reports. This will be the only coordination message on this storm event unless a significant change to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

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)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
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..Damaging wind gusts caused fairly widespread pockets of tree and wire damage in the region with scattered power outages. At the height of the wind gusts, over 40,000 were without power across Southern New England. A second round of strong wind gusts is expected today but not as strong as Friday..
..A Wind Advisory is in effect from through 10 PM Saturday Evening for Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk counties of Massachusetts for sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. Areas outside of the wind advisory are likely to see wind gusts 35-45 MPH with isolated higher wind gusts. These winds will cause isolated to scattered pockets of tree, wire damage and power outages..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for any wind damage reports/pics/videos and measured wind gusts 40 MPH or greater from Saturday and any late reports/pics/videos from Friday. Pics and videos of wind damage can be sent as a reply to this message, via our WX1BOX Facebook/X/Bluesky feeds or via our email address pics@nsradio.org with credit given to the spotter unless otherwise indicated. This will likely be the only coordination message unless a significant update to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the WX1BOX Amateur Radio Log of reports received for the overnight to Thursday AM period, NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory statement, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

NWS Boston/Norton Wind Advisory Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=NPW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

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)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
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..Overnight rainfall and strong wind gusts end in the region this morning. A second and more robust round of strong to damaging wind gusts expected Thursday Evening through Friday Evening..
..A High Wind Warning is now in effect from 7 PM Thursday Evening to 7 PM Friday Evening for for sustained winds of 25-35 MPH with gusts to 60 MPH for Western Franklin, Western Hampshire, Western Hampden, Worcester and Northern Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts. A Wind Advisory is in effect from 7 PM Thursday Evening through 7 PM Friday Evening for the remainder of the NWS Norton Coverage Area for sustained winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. These winds will cause isolated to scattered pockets of tree, wire damage and power outages..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for final rain gauge reports from overnight rainfall and any wind damage and measured wind gusts 40 MPH or greater from the overnight period and for the upcoming Thursday Evening to Friday Evening period. This will likely be the last coordination message unless a significant update to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the WX1BOX Amateur Radio Log of reports received for the overnight to Thursday AM period, NWS Boston/Norton High Wind Warning/Wind Advisory statement, Area Forecast Discussion and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook..

WX1BOX Amateur Radio Log:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/reports_3_5_25.pdf

NWS Boston/Norton High Wind Warning/Wind Advisory Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=NPW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

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)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
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..Storm will bring strong wind gusts, soaking rainfall of around 1″ or more and minor coastal flooding at the time of high tide for South Coastal Massachusetts & Rhode Island Wednesday Night into Thursday Morning. After the rainfall and the storm departs the area, stronger wind gusts of 45-55 MPH are possible to likely in much of Southern New England with the highest wind gusts in the higher terrain of Western and Central Massachusetts Thursday Night into Friday Afternoon..
..A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect through 6 AM Thursday for South Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island for minor coastal flooding of shoe roads, parking lots and parks with isolated road closures possible..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for rainfall reports, wind gusts 40 MPH or greater, wind damage and minor coastal flooding reports Wednesday Night into Thursday Morning. SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the stronger wind gusts for Thursday Night into Friday PM. Another coordination message will be posted on the strong wind gust potential for Thursday Night into Friday PM by 9 AM Thursday AM..

NWS Boston/Norton Coastal Flood Advisory Statement:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=CFW&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

NWS Boston/Norton Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=box

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)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
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