Hello to all…

..An active period of weather during a time of many outdoor activities for the July 4th Independence Day holiday in Southern New England..
..On Sunday through early Monday Morning, a swath of 2-4″ rainfall with isolated higher amounts occurred across Western, North-Central and Northeast Massachusetts and North-Central Connecticut with 0.50-2″ rainfall amounts across the remainder of Northern Connecticut and into parts of Norfolk, Middlesex and Suffolk Counties of Massachusetts. Rhode Island received the least rainfall and Southeast Massachusetts had between 0.10-1.2″ of rain with the higher amounts in Western Cape Cod..
..Isolated to Scattered Strong to Severe Thunderstorms are possible to likely particularly from the Mass Pike of Massachusetts South through Southeast Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut for later Monday Afternoon and Evening between 2-11 PM EDT. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed the area along and south of the Mass Pike in a marginal risk for severe weather but all areas of Southern New England should monitor this potential and thunderstorms with frequent lightning are possible in various locations across the region through not all areas may get thunderstorms on Monday..
..Isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible to likely again particularly from the Mass Pike of Massachusetts south through Southeast Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut for Tuesday Afternoon and evening between 12-8 PM EDT and SPC has placed this area in a marginal risk for severe weather but again all areas of Southern New England should monitor for thunderstorm and isolated severe weather potential though again not all locations will receive a thunderstorm..
..The primary threat with thunderstorms over the next two days is strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lighting and heavy rainfall leading to urban and poor drainage flooding and flooding in areas that received heavy rainfall early Sunday Morning through Monday Morning..
..A Flood Watch is now in effect through Late Tuesday Night for Northern Connecticut, Northwest Providence County RI, Eastern Franklin, Eastern Hampshire, Eastern Hampden, Worcester, North-Central Middlesex, and Western Essex Counties for excessive rainfall causing flash flooding in areas that receive persistent heavy downpours and thunderstorms and in areas that receive these persistent heavy downpours and thunderstorms that also had heavy rainfall from Sunday 12 AM through Monday Morning..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the severe weather potential for Monday Afternoon and Evening and Tuesday Afternoon and Evening..

An active period of weather over the next 48 hours for the July 4th Independence Day holiday. On Sunday through early Monday Morning, a swath of 2-4″ rainfall with isolated higher amounts occurred across Western, North-Central and Northeast Massachusetts and North-Central Connecticut with 0.50-2″ rainfall amounts across the remainder of Northern Connecticut and into parts of Norfolk, Middlesex and Suffolk Counties of Massachusetts. Rhode Island received the least rainfall and Southeast Massachusetts had between 0.10-1.2″ of rain with the higher amounts in Western Cape Cod. A detailed list of rainfall reports, flood reports and isolated severe thunderstorm wind damage can be seen here:

NWS Norton Amateur Radio and Non-Amateur Radio Spotter Reports Log:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/reports_7_2_23_7_3_23.pdf

NWS Norton Public Information Statement – Precipitation Reports:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PNSBOX_7_3_23_Rainfall.pdf

Over the next two days, isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible to likely particularly in the areas along and south of the Mass Pike but all areas should monitor this potential. The headlines depict the current thinking. Key factors include:

1.) Amount of sunshine for heating and destabilization for Monday Afternoon and Evening. This is looking to be tracking to forecast with clearing over much of Southern New England as of 1130 AM this morning.
2.) Ability for thunderstorms to fire near or shortly after the time of peak heating today to allow them to become strong to severe and maximize instability given wind shear profiles that are marginal
3.) Flooding will be contingent on whether the same areas get hit hard repeatedly with heavy downpours or if the heavy downpours occur in areas that have received significant rainfall from the early Sunday Morning to Monday Morning period
4.) Tuesday’s timeframe and amount of coverage of strong to severe thunderstorms will hinge on lingering cloud cover from Monday convection to clear out to allow heating and how convective trends evolve for late Monday Afternoon and Evening
5.) Regardless of whether severe criteria in the form of damaging winds and large hail occurs, flooding from heavy rainfall is a concern along with frequent lightning which could affect outdoor events.
6.) Not all areas will see a thunderstorm over the next couple of days. Some locations will and could see significant impacts while other locations may not see any activity. Staying weather aware and monitoring future forecasts, watches and warnings if doing outdoor events will be key to insuring safety and to make the right decisions regarding continuing with outdoor events.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the severe weather potential for Monday Afternoon and Evening and Tuesday Afternoon and Evening. Another coordination message will be posted no later than 1130 AM Tuesday Morning and could be posted later Monday Evening depending on operations for the expected Monday Afternoon and Evening strong to severe thunderstorms. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Flood Watch statement, Area Forecast, Discussion, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook and SPC Day-1 Convective Outlook:

NWS Boston/Norton Flood Watch:
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BOX&product=FFA&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

SPC Day-1 Convective Outlook:
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

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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Hello to all…

..Isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Monday Afternoon and Evening with a second round possible late Monday Night into early Tuesday Morning across much of interior Southern New England particularly in Southwest Rhode Island, Connecticut and Western and Central Massachusetts west of the I-495 corridor with strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall with urban and poor drainage flooding as the main threats.
..The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has continued the Marginal Risk for severe weather for Monday Afternoon and Evening for the area mentioned above which is a bit further west than last night’s message. The threat timeframe is anytime between 12-6 PM for the first round of activity with the second round timing a bit more uncertain and could be after 9 PM Monday Evening through about 7 AM early Tuesday Morning from a complex thunderstorms that will come in from the west and southwest and move east and northeast into Southern New England..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the severe weather potential for Monday Afternoon and Evening and overnight self-activation ops are possible for the complex of thunderstorms moving in from the west and southwest into Southern New England..

A convective forecast with lower than normal confidence for the region as an upper level low continues to cause unsettled weather across Southern New England. Current Doppler Radar shows convective showers and thunderstorms in Southern New England and Southeast New York and this activity will continue through late afternoon/early evening. A few of these thunderstorms could be strong to severe. There will be a bit less heating than yesterday over the region but wind shear levels are slightly stronger. Heavy downpours and localized urban/poor drainage flooding is also possible.

After this activity, there could be a lull in the early evening hours and then a complex of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected across New York and the Mid-Atlantic states will spread into Southern New England during the late evening and overnight hours. This activity should be after 9 PM and maybe closer to the 12-1 AM through 7 AM timeframe. Typically, thunderstorms will lose their strength with loss of daytime heating but forcing, wind shear, what instability is left and possibly some cooling aloft from the thunderstorm complex may allow this complex to produce another round of isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across the region and this will be monitored.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the severe weather potential for Monday Afternoon and Evening and overnight self-activation ops are possible for the complex of thunderstorms moving in from the west and southwest into Southern New England. If time allows based on daytime and early evening operations, another coordination message will be posted by 11 PM Monday Evening on the overnight severe weather potential. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook and SPC Day-1 Convective 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

SPC Day-1 Convective Outlook:
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

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
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
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Hello to all…

..Isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Monday Afternoon and Evening across much of interior Southern New England particularly in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts north and west of Cape Cod and the Islands with strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall with urban and poor drainage flooding as the main threats. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed this area in a Marginal Risk for severe weather for Monday Afternoon and Evening. The threat timeframe is anytime between 12-9 PM Monday..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor the severe weather potential for Monday Afternoon and Evening. Another more complete coordination message will be posted by 12 PM Monday. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook and SPC Day-2 Convective 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

SPC Day-2 Convective Outlook:
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2023/day2otlk_20230625_1730.html

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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Hello to all..

..The following is the sixth and final in a series of messages on Amateur Radio Field Day Weekend and providing information on the weather during this period. This is a tradition spanning over 20 years for Amateur Radio Operators involved with Field Day and the NWS Boston/Norton SKYWARN Program..
..For Sunday, there remains a greater risk for isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms with strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours as the main threats. The timeframe of severe weather potential has pushed a bit earlier and could start as early as 12 PM and continue through about 3-5 PM. This could now affect the last few hours and takedown of Field Day sites but again coverage will be isolated to scattered so some Field Day sites could see a thunderstorm but others will not see this activity. The area with the greatest potential is now from the Connecticut/Rhode Island/Mass border north into Northern New England but all locations should monitor..
..Any thunderstorms have lightning potential which is a safety hazard for all Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Amateur Radio Field Day sites are encouraged to guard their local Amateur Radio SKYWARN frequency and have multiple ways to receive weather alerts during the course of this Field Day weekend including by cell phone/Internet and NOAA Weather Radio..
..Conditions will be warm and very humid through Sunday. While there are low clouds and fog across Connecticut, Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts, that will burn off in these areas and there is already strong clearing and heating already occurring across Western, Central and Northeast Massachusetts. This will create greater instability and a better threat for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and lightning hazards as well as isolated strong to severe thunderstorms..
..Temperatures Sunday will range between the Upper-70s to low 80s in coastal areas to the mid to upper 80s in interior areas and dewpoints in the low 70s will create very humid conditions. Be sure to drink plenty of liquids and guard against heat exhaustion especially during Amateur Radio Field Day setup and takedown..
..Amateur Radio Field Day Weekend is an annual event where Ham Operators across the United States setup at Emergency Operations Centers, field locations, home locations etc. to operate and test their equipment and skills and make as many radio contacts as possible during the weekend..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions throughout Field Day weekend and activate as needed to guard Amateur Radio Field Day sites to provide weather information as well as to gather reports meeting SKYWARN reporting criteria throughout this weekend..

Here are some links to information on these Amateur Radio Field Day Sites from across the region.

Amateur Radio Field Day Information: https://www.arrl.org/field-day
Amateur Radio Field Day National Locator: https://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Home Page: https://ema.arrl.org/field-day/
Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Directory: https://ema.arrl.org/field_day/

For the remainder Amateur Radio Field Day weekend, the greatest risk for thunderstorms and isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorm potential will be Sunday from early Afternoon into Evening. The headlines of this message give the current thinking and coverage area. Key factors for Sunday include:

1.) Significant heating is already occurring in Western, Central and Northeast Massachusetts and this should spread into Connecticut, Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts as low clouds and fog burn off by mid-morning.
2.) Position of a trigger in the atmosphere to set off what should become an unstable atmosphere with the heating of the day. Right now that’s a weak front best positioned from around the Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts border and points north into Northern New England but all areas should monitor the thunderstorm potential.
3.) Wind shear values are low but amount of instability and the triggering mechanism may allow for isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms and a greater coverage for non-severe thunderstorms with lightning risk. Thunderstorm coverage will be isolated to scattered so some Field Day sites could see a thunderstorm but others will not see this activity.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions throughout Field Day weekend and activate as needed to guard Amateur Radio Field Day sites to provide weather information as well as to gather reports meeting SKYWARN reporting criteria throughout this weekend. Below are links to the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.fxus61.KBOX.html

NWS Boston/Norton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html

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

Amateur Radio Field Day sites are encouraged to bring a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio, monitor various cell phone weather apps where Amateur Operators may have those available and have a dedicated Ham Radio that can monitor their local SKYWARN frequency for their area as a best safety and preparedness practice as there is a threat for thunderstorm development and any thunderstorm can be a threat to the safety of Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Also sites that have mobile Internet capability can utilize that capability as a way to monitor for weather information. With Mobile Internet capability, utilizing Echolink to monitor the New England Reflector system on Echolink Conference *NEW-ENG3* Node: 9123/IRLP 9123 would be helpful as well. Please see the link below for the latest SKYWARN Frequency information for the region:
https://wx1box.org/southern-new-england-skywarn-frequency-list/

During setup and takedown of Amateur Radio Field Day sites and even while operating, be sure to drink plenty of fluids and eat accordingly. The link below features information on Heat Safety:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat

With the thunderstorm threat for this weekend, now is the time to remind folks that lightning is a threat to any and all Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Remember your lightning safety tips and details on lightning safety can be seen at the following link and we have also added a link from this week’s NWS Boston/Norton Lightning Safety Awareness Week and Public Information Statements on Lightning Safety. See links below:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lightning_safety_awareness_PNS_2023-1.pdf

This is the final Amateur Radio Field Day weekend coordination message for Field Day 2023. We hope the Amateur Radio community participating in Field Day has a great weekend!

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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Hello to all..

..The following is the fifth in a series of messages on Amateur Radio Field Day Weekend and providing information on the weather during this period. This is a tradition spanning over 20 years for Amateur Radio Operators involved with Field Day and the NWS Boston/Norton SKYWARN Program..
..2023 Field Day weekend, unlike the past few years, will have the potential for showers, thunderstorms and isolated severe weather. Not every Field Day site will see a shower, thunderstorm or severe weather and a widespread washout is not expected. Some Field Day sites could be dry all weekend but other Field Day sites could be quite wet depending on where showers and thunderstorms develop..
..Widespread rainfall amounts of a trace to 1″ occurred across Southern New England with isolated 1″+ amounts in portions of Southwest Massachusetts, North-Central Connecticut and Central Rhode Island per Amateur Radio and non-Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotter reports..
..As of 545 PM Saturday Evening, Doppler Radar showed showers and heavier downpours were scattered across the North Shore of Massachusetts with lighter isolated showers in Central Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut. The threat for thunderstorms and any lightning hazards is minimal and will end after sunset and the current rain showers and isolated heavier downpours in the region will also wane after sunset as well. Any thunderstorm threat for the remainder of Saturday will be very isolated and severe weather is highly unlikely..
..For Sunday, there remains a greater risk for isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms with strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours as the main threats with the timeframe of severe weather potential as Field Day ends around and after 2 PM and could affect the takedown of Field Day sites that take place after 2 PM through 9 PM Sunday Evening. The area with the greatest potential is across Western and Central Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and Northwest Rhode Island but all locations in Southern New England should monitor..
..Any thunderstorms have lightning potential which is a safety hazard for all Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Amateur Radio Field Day sites are encouraged to guard their local Amateur Radio SKYWARN frequency and have multiple ways to receive weather alerts during the course of this Field Day weekend including by cell phone/Internet and NOAA Weather Radio..
..Conditions will be warm and very humid through Sunday. Temperatures will range between the mid-70s in coastal areas to the Upper 70s to mid 80s in interior areas depending upon how much heating occurs each day. Dewpoints in the low 70s will create very humid conditions. Be sure to drink plenty of liquids and guard against heat exhaustion especially during Amateur Radio Field Day setup and takedown..
..Amateur Radio Field Day Weekend is an annual event where Ham Operators across the United States setup at Emergency Operations Centers, field locations, home locations etc. to operate and test their equipment and skills and make as many radio contacts as possible during the weekend..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions throughout Field Day weekend and activate as needed to guard Amateur Radio Field Day sites to provide weather information as well as to gather reports meeting SKYWARN reporting criteria throughout this weekend..

Here are some links to information on these Amateur Radio Field Day Sites from across the region.

Amateur Radio Field Day Information: https://www.arrl.org/field-day
Amateur Radio Field Day National Locator: https://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Home Page: https://ema.arrl.org/field-day/
Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Directory: https://ema.arrl.org/field_day/

For the remainder Amateur Radio Field Day weekend, the greatest risk for thunderstorms and isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorm potential will be Sunday Afternoon and Evening with any isolated thunderstorm threat for Saturday ending after sunset. The headlines of this message give the current thinking and coverage area. Here is a breakdown of the hazards by each day:

Saturday Evening:
The headlines currently cover ongoing shower and isolated heavy downpour activity. The threat of a thunderstorm with lightning is low and will wane completely after sunset.

Sunday Afternoon and Evening:
This time period still has the higher severe weather potential as there will be more sun and daytime heating Sunday Morning through mid-afternoon which will heat things up more than on Saturday along with high humidity and that will allow for another round of showers and isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms with strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours as the main threats as we get towards Sunday Afternoon and Evening around or after 2 PM as Field Day operations wind down and equipment takedown takes place. Again, the activity will be isolated to scattered and not all areas will see a shower or thunderstorm. The area with the greatest potential is across Western and Central Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and Northwest Rhode Island but all locations in Southern New England should monitor.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions throughout Field Day weekend and activate as needed to guard Amateur Radio Field Day sites to provide weather information as well as to gather reports meeting SKYWARN reporting criteria throughout this weekend. Below are links to the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.fxus61.KBOX.html

NWS Boston/Norton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html

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

Amateur Radio Field Day sites are encouraged to bring a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio, monitor various cell phone weather apps where Amateur Operators may have those available and have a dedicated Ham Radio that can monitor their local SKYWARN frequency for their area as a best safety and preparedness practice as there is a threat for thunderstorm development and any thunderstorm can be a threat to the safety of Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Also sites that have mobile Internet capability can utilize that capability as a way to monitor for weather information. With Mobile Internet capability, utilizing Echolink to monitor the New England Reflector system on Echolink Conference *NEW-ENG3* Node: 9123/IRLP 9123 would be helpful as well. Please see the link below for the latest SKYWARN Frequency information for the region:
https://wx1box.org/southern-new-england-skywarn-frequency-list/

During setup and takedown of Amateur Radio Field Day sites and even while operating, be sure to drink plenty of fluids and eat accordingly. The link below features information on Heat Safety:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat

With the thunderstorm threat for this weekend, now is the time to remind folks that lightning is a threat to any and all Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Remember your lightning safety tips and details on lightning safety can be seen at the following link and we have also added a link from this week’s NWS Boston/Norton Lightning Safety Awareness Week and Public Information Statements on Lightning Safety. See links below:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lightning_safety_awareness_PNS_2023-1.pdf

The final Amateur Radio Field Day weekend coordination message will be posted by 10 AM Sunday Morning. We hope the Amateur Radio community participating in Field Day has a great weekend!

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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Hello to all..

..The following is the fourth in a series of messages on Amateur Radio Field Day Weekend and providing information on the weather during this period. This is a tradition spanning over 20 years for Amateur Radio Operators involved with Field Day and the NWS Boston/Norton SKYWARN Program..
..2023 Field Day weekend, unlike the past few years, will have the potential for showers, thunderstorms and isolated severe weather. Not every Field Day site will see a shower, thunderstorm or severe weather and a widespread washout is not expected. Some Field Day sites could be dry all weekend but other Field Day sites could be quite wet depending on where showers and thunderstorms develop..
..As of 830 AM Saturday Morning, showers and embedded thunderstorms are covering Western and Central Massachusetts and Rhode Island with the heaviest activity in Central Rhode Island in a north-south line moving Northeastward. This activity will spread into Eastern Massachusetts over the next 1-2 hours and will last through early afternoon. Following this activity, drier weather should occur starting late Morning in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut and spread eastward by early afternoon Saturday followed by additional but more isolated showers and thunderstorms for Saturday mid-afternoon thru early evening.
..Severe Weather potential is low for Saturday with frequent lightning and heavy downpours as the primary threat but if more instability develops than expected for Saturday afternoon, it would increase the severe weather potential. Regardless, any lightning in the vicinity of a Field Day site is a safety concern..
..For Sunday, there is a greater risk for isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms with strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours as the main threats with the timeframe of severe weather potential as Field Day ends around and after 2 PM and could affect the takedown of Field Day sites..
..Any thunderstorms have lightning potential which is a safety hazard for all Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Amateur Radio Field Day sites are encouraged to guard their local Amateur Radio SKYWARN frequency and have multiple ways to receive weather alerts during the course of this Field Day weekend including by cell phone/Internet and NOAA Weather Radio..
..Conditions will be warm and very humid Saturday through Sunday. Temperatures will range between the mid-70s in coastal areas to the Upper 70s to mid 80s in interior areas depending upon how much heating occurs each day. Dewpoints in the low 70s will create very humid conditions. Be sure to drink plenty of liquids and guard against heat exhaustion especially during Amateur Radio Field Day setup and takedown..
..Amateur Radio Field Day Weekend is an annual event where Ham Operators across the United States setup at Emergency Operations Centers, field locations, home locations etc. to operate and test their equipment and skills and make as many radio contacts as possible during the weekend..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions throughout Field Day weekend and activate as needed to guard Amateur Radio Field Day sites to provide weather information as well as to gather reports meeting SKYWARN reporting criteria throughout this weekend..

Here are some links to information on these Amateur Radio Field Day Sites from across the region.

Amateur Radio Field Day Information: https://www.arrl.org/field-day
Amateur Radio Field Day National Locator: https://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Home Page: https://ema.arrl.org/field-day/
Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Directory: https://ema.arrl.org/field_day/

For Amateur Radio Field Day weekend, unlike past years, there will be thunderstorm potential throughout the entire period particularly in the afternoon and evening period from Saturday to Sunday but some lightning hazard potential also exists for this Saturday Morning. The headlines of this message give the current thinking and coverage area. Here is a breakdown of the hazards by each day:

Saturday Morning through Saturday Evening:
The headlines currently cover ongoing shower and embedded heavier downpours and thunderstorm activity moving through Southern New England this Saturday Morning through early afternoon and how drier conditions will occur from west to east from late Saturday Morning through early Saturday Afternoon. More isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible in the mid-afternoon through early evening before dissipating with the loss of daytime heating. The additional isolated showers and thunderstorms are conditional based on how much heating we get as this initial Saturday Morning shower and thunderstorm activity moves out of the region and if enough instability is generated with enough of a triggering mechanism for this activity to develop.

Sunday Afternoon and Evening:
This time period still has the higher severe weather potential as there will be more sun which will heat things up more than on Saturday and allow for another round of showers and isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms with strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours as the main threats as we get towards Sunday Afternoon and Evening around or after 2 PM as Field Day operations wind down and equipment takedown takes place. Again, the activity will be isolated to scattered and not all areas will see a shower or thunderstorm. The Sunday Morning through early afternoon period is currently expected to be dry, warm and humid.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions throughout Field Day weekend and activate as needed to guard Amateur Radio Field Day sites to provide weather information as well as to gather reports meeting SKYWARN reporting criteria throughout this weekend. Below are links to the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.fxus61.KBOX.html

NWS Boston/Norton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html

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

Amateur Radio Field Day sites are encouraged to bring a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio, monitor various cell phone weather apps where Amateur Operators may have those available and have a dedicated Ham Radio that can monitor their local SKYWARN frequency for their area as a best safety and preparedness practice as there is a threat for thunderstorm development and any thunderstorm can be a threat to the safety of Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Also sites that have mobile Internet capability can utilize that capability as a way to monitor for weather information. With Mobile Internet capability, utilizing Echolink to monitor the New England Reflector system on Echolink Conference *NEW-ENG3* Node: 9123/IRLP 9123 would be helpful as well. Please see the link below for the latest SKYWARN Frequency information for the region:
https://wx1box.org/southern-new-england-skywarn-frequency-list/

During setup and takedown of Amateur Radio Field Day sites and even while operating, be sure to drink plenty of fluids and eat accordingly. The link below features information on Heat Safety:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat

With the thunderstorm threat for this weekend, now is the time to remind folks that lightning is a threat to any and all Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Remember your lightning safety tips and details on lightning safety can be seen at the following link and we have also added a link from this week’s NWS Boston/Norton Lightning Safety Awareness Week and Public Information Statements on Lightning Safety. See links below:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lightning_safety_awareness_PNS_2023-1.pdf

The next Amateur Radio Field Day weekend coordination message will be posted by 11 PM Saturday Evening. We hope the Amateur Radio community participating in Field Day has a great weekend!

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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Hello to all..

..The following is the third in a series of messages on Amateur Radio Field Day Weekend and providing information on the weather during this period. This is a tradition spanning over 20 years for Amateur Radio Operators involved with Field Day and the NWS Boston/Norton SKYWARN Program..
..2023 Field Day weekend, unlike the past few years, will have the potential for showers, thunderstorms and isolated severe weather. Not every Field Day site will see a shower, thunderstorm or severe weather and a widespread washout is not expected. Some Field Day sites could be dry all weekend but other Field Day sites could be quite wet depending on where showers and thunderstorms develop..
..For late Friday Night into Saturday Morning, showers and embedded thunderstorms may have a wider area of coverage to start the day and then drier weather should occur late Saturday Morning through early afternoon followed by additional showers and thunderstorms for Saturday mid-afternoon through early evening. Severe Weather potential is low for Saturday with frequent lightning and heavy downpours as the primary threat but if more instability develops than expected, it would increase the severe weather potential. Regardless, any lightning in the vicinity of a Field Day site is a safety concern..
..For Sunday, there is a greater risk for isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms with strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours as the main threats with the timeframe of severe weather potential as Field Day ends around and after 2 PM and could affect the takedown of Field Day sites..
..Any thunderstorms have lightning potential which is a safety hazard for all Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Amateur Radio Field Day sites are encouraged to guard their local Amateur Radio SKYWARN frequency and have multiple ways to receive weather alerts during the course of this Field Day weekend including by cell phone/Internet and NOAA Weather Radio..
..Conditions will be warm and very humid Saturday through Sunday. Temperatures will range between the mid-70s in coastal areas to the Upper 70s to mid 80s in interior areas depending upon how much heating occurs each day. Dewpoints in the low 70s will create very humid conditions. Be sure to drink plenty of liquids and guard against heat exhaustion especially during Amateur Radio Field Day setup and takedown..
..Amateur Radio Field Day Weekend is an annual event where Ham Operators across the United States setup at Emergency Operations Centers, field locations, home locations etc. to operate and test their equipment and skills and make as many radio contacts as possible during the weekend..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions throughout Field Day weekend and activate as needed to guard Amateur Radio Field Day sites to provide weather information as well as to gather reports meeting SKYWARN reporting criteria throughout this weekend..

Here are some links to information on these Amateur Radio Field Day Sites from across the region.

Amateur Radio Field Day Information: https://www.arrl.org/field-day
Amateur Radio Field Day National Locator: https://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Home Page: https://ema.arrl.org/field-day/
Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Directory: https://ema.arrl.org/field_day/

For Amateur Radio Field Day weekend, unlike past years, there will be thunderstorm potential throughout the entire period particularly in the afternoon and evening period from Saturday to Sunday. The headlines of this message give the current thinking and coverage area. Here is a breakdown of the hazards by each day:

Late Friday Night through Saturday Evening:
Thunderstorms are possible anywhere in Southern New England with the greatest coverage and strongest thunderstorms from the I-95 corridor north and west throughout interior Southern New England. It appears there could be showers and embedded thunderstorms late Friday Night into Saturday Mid-Morning followed by a break and the more showers and thunderstorms occurring Saturday afternoon and evening. The coverage will be more numerous than Friday but again not a washout across the region. Some areas and field day sites may be impacted by showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall while other locations could receive no rainfall. Cloud cover is expected to keep instability levels lower and the severe weather potential is now low for Saturday but any thunderstorms with lightning are a safety hazard for Field Day sites and if there is more heating during the day, it would increase the severe weather potential. The activity could be slow moving which would also cause localized flooding in areas where thunderstorms train over the same area though latest guidance shows thunderstorms moving more quickly than in previous forecasts. This will all bear close monitoring given Saturday is the more active of the 2 days of Amateur Radio Field Day weekend.

Sunday Afternoon and Evening:
This time period now has higher severe weather potential as there will be more sun which will heat things up more than on Saturday and allow for another round of showers and isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms with strong to damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours as the main threats as we get towards Sunday Afternoon and Evening around or after 2 PM as Field Day operations wind down and equipment takedown takes place.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions throughout Field Day weekend and activate as needed to guard Amateur Radio Field Day sites to provide weather information as well as to gather reports meeting SKYWARN reporting criteria throughout this weekend. Below are links to the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.fxus61.KBOX.html

NWS Boston/Norton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html

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

Amateur Radio Field Day sites are encouraged to bring a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio, monitor various cell phone weather apps where Amateur Operators may have those available and have a dedicated Ham Radio that can monitor their local SKYWARN frequency for their area as a best safety and preparedness practice as there is a threat for thunderstorm development and any thunderstorm can be a threat to the safety of Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Also sites that have mobile Internet capability can utilize that capability as a way to monitor for weather information. With Mobile Internet capability, utilizing Echolink to monitor the New England Reflector system on Echolink Conference *NEW-ENG3* Node: 9123/IRLP 9123 would be helpful as well. Please see the link below for the latest SKYWARN Frequency information for the region:
https://wx1box.org/southern-new-england-skywarn-frequency-list/

During setup and takedown of Amateur Radio Field Day sites and even while operating, be sure to drink plenty of fluids and eat accordingly. The link below features information on Heat Safety:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat

With the thunderstorm threat for this weekend, now is the time to remind folks that lightning is a threat to any and all Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Remember your lightning safety tips and details on lightning safety can be seen at the following link and we have also added a link from this week’s NWS Boston/Norton Lightning Safety Awareness Week and Public Information Statements on Lightning Safety. See links below:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lightning_safety_awareness_PNS_2023-1.pdf

The next Amateur Radio Field Day weekend coordination message will be posted by 11 AM Saturday Morning. We hope the Amateur Radio community participating in Field Day has a great weekend!

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
https://www.wx1box.org
Like us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/wx1box
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Hello to all..

..The following is the second in a series of messages on Amateur Radio Field Day Weekend and providing information on the weather during this period. This is a tradition spanning over 20 years for Amateur Radio Operators involved with Field Day and the NWS Boston/Norton SKYWARN Program..
..2023 Field Day weekend, unlike the past few years, will have the potential for showers, thunderstorms and isolated severe weather. Not every Field Day site will see a shower, thunderstorm or severe weather and a widespread washout is not expected. Some Field Day sites could be dry all weekend but other Field Day sites could be quite wet depending on where showers and thunderstorms develop..
..With the thunderstorms, a few of them could be strong to severe with strong to damaging winds, hail, and heavy downpours leading to urban and poor drainage flooding. The severe weather potential remains focused on Saturday and Sunday Afternoon and Evening though some showers and isolated thunderstorms may occur late Friday Night into Saturday Morning making any shower and thunderstorm redevelopment Saturday Afternoon and Evening more uncertain..
..Any thunderstorms have lightning potential which is a safety hazard for all Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Amateur Radio Field Day sites are encouraged to guard their local Amateur Radio SKYWARN frequency and have multiple ways to receive weather alerts during the course of this Field Day weekend including by cell phone/Internet and NOAA Weather Radio..
..Conditions will be warm and very humid Friday through Sunday. Temperatures will range between the mid-70s in coastal areas to the Upper 70s to mid 80s in interior areas depending upon how much heating occurs each day. Dewpoints in the low 70s will create very humid conditions. Be sure to drink plenty of liquids and guard against heat exhaustion especially during Amateur Radio Field Day setup and takedown..
..Amateur Radio Field Day Weekend is an annual event where Ham Operators across the United States setup at Emergency Operations Centers, field locations, home locations etc. to operate and test their equipment and skills and make as many radio contacts as possible during the weekend..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions throughout Field Day weekend and activate as needed to guard Amateur Radio Field Day sites to provide weather information as well as to gather reports meeting SKYWARN reporting criteria throughout this weekend..

Here are some links to information on these Amateur Radio Field Day Sites from across the region.

Amateur Radio Field Day Information: https://www.arrl.org/field-day
Amateur Radio Field Day National Locator: https://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Home Page: https://ema.arrl.org/field-day/
Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Directory: https://ema.arrl.org/field_day/

For Amateur Radio Field Day weekend, unlike past years, there will be thunderstorm potential throughout the entire period particularly in the afternoon and evening period from Friday to Sunday. For Friday, thunderstorms main potential hazards to Field Day sites will be heavy downpours and frequent lightning. On Saturday and Sunday, the thunderstorm potential is increased with the potential for isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms in addition to heavy downpours and frequent lightning though the Saturday potential for severe weather is more uncertain now due to the potential for showers and thunderstorms late Friday night into Saturday Morning which may produce more cloud cover during the afternoon and evening possibly mitigating the severe weather potential for Saturday Afternoon and Evening. It will be warm and very humid during the weekend. The headlines of this message give the current thinking and coverage area. Here is a breakdown of the hazards by each day:

Friday Afternoon and Evening:
Thunderstorms can occur particularly in Western and Central Massachusetts and Connecticut with heavy downpours and frequent lightning. Doppler Radar shows an area of showers over south of Long Island that could move into Connecticut and Western and Central Massachusetts during the afternoon if they hold together with embedded non-severe thunderstorms possible. Additional showers and isolated thunderstorms may form ahead of that rain area. The threat of severe weather is minimal and coverage of showers and thunderstorms will be isolated to scattered in nature and will be monitored.

Late Friday Night through Saturday Evening:
Thunderstorms are possible anywhere in Southern New England with the greatest coverage and strongest thunderstorms from the I-95 corridor north and west throughout interior Southern New England. It appears there could be showers and thunderstorms late Friday Night into Saturday Morning followed by a break and more showers and thunderstorms occurring in the afternoon and evening. The coverage will be more numerous than Friday with the potential for isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms but if there is activity during Saturday morning, cloud cover could reduce instability and reduce the severe weather potential but this will be monitored. The activity could be slow moving which would also cause localized flooding in areas where thunderstorms train over the same area though latest guidance shows thunderstorms moving more quickly than in previous forecasts. This will bear close monitoring given Saturday is the more active of the 2 days of Amateur Radio Field Day weekend.

Sunday Afternoon and Evening:
This time period may now have higher severe weather potential as there could be more sun which could heat things up more than on Saturday and allow for more coverage of showers and isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms as we get towards Sunday Afternoon and Evening as Field Day operations and equipment takedown takes place. Further details on Sunday’s weather will be given in the Friday Evening and Saturday coordination messages.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions throughout Field Day weekend and activate as needed to guard Amateur Radio Field Day sites to provide weather information as well as to gather reports meeting SKYWARN reporting criteria throughout this weekend. Below are links to the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.fxus61.KBOX.html

NWS Boston/Norton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html

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

Amateur Radio Field Day sites are encouraged to bring a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio, monitor various cell phone weather apps where Amateur Operators may have those available and have a dedicated Ham Radio that can monitor their local SKYWARN frequency for their area as a best safety and preparedness practice as there is a threat for thunderstorm development and any thunderstorm can be a threat to the safety of Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Also sites that have mobile Internet capability can utilize that capability as a way to monitor for weather information. With Mobile Internet capability, utilizing Echolink to monitor the New England Reflector system on Echolink Conference *NEW-ENG3* Node: 9123/IRLP 9123 would be helpful as well. Please see the link below for the latest SKYWARN Frequency information for the region:
https://wx1box.org/southern-new-england-skywarn-frequency-list/

During setup and takedown of Amateur Radio Field Day sites and even while operating, be sure to drink plenty of fluids and eat accordingly. The link below features information on Heat Safety:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat

With the thunderstorm threat for this weekend, now is the time to remind folks that lightning is a threat to any and all Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Remember your lightning safety tips and details on lightning safety can be seen at the following link and we have also added a link from this week’s NWS Boston/Norton Lightning Safety Awareness Week and Public Information Statements on Lightning Safety. See links below:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lightning_safety_awareness_PNS_2023-1.pdf

The next Amateur Radio Field Day weekend coordination message will be posted by 11 PM Friday Evening. We hope the Amateur Radio community participating in Field Day has a great weekend!

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
https://www.wx1box.org
Like us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/wx1box
Follow us on Twitter – https://twitter.com/wx1box
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Hello to all..

..The following is the first in a series of messages on Amateur Radio Field Day Weekend and providing information on the weather during this period. This is a tradition spanning over 20 years for Amateur Radio Operators involved with Field Day and the NWS Boston/Norton SKYWARN Program..
..2023 Field Day weekend, unlike the past few years, will have the potential for showers, thunderstorms and isolated severe weather. Not every Field Day site will see a shower, thunderstorm or severe weather and a widespread washout is not expected. Some Field Day sites could be dry all weekend but other Field Day sites could be quite wet depending on where showers and thunderstorms develop..
..With the thunderstorms, a few of them could be strong to severe with strong to damaging winds, hail, and heavy downpours leading to urban and poor drainage flooding. The severe weather potential is focused on Saturday and Sunday Afternoon and Evening. Any thunderstorms have lightning potential which is a safety hazard for all Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Amateur Radio Field Day sites are encouraged to guard their local Amateur Radio SKYWARN frequency and have multiple ways to receive weather alerts during the course of this Field Day weekend including by cell phone/Internet and NOAA Weather Radio..
..Conditions will be warm and very humid Friday through Sunday. Temperatures will range between the mid-70s in coastal areas to the Upper 70s to mid 80s in interior areas depending upon how much heating occurs each day. Dewpoints in the low 70s will create very humid conditions. Be sure to drink plenty of liquids and guard against heat exhaustion especially during Amateur Radio Field Day setup and takedown..
..Amateur Radio Field Day Weekend is an annual event where Ham Operators across the United States setup at Emergency Operations Centers, field locations, home locations etc. to operate and test their equipment and skills and make as many radio contacts as possible during the weekend..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions throughout Field Day weekend and activate as needed to guard Amateur Radio Field Day sites to provide weather information as well as to gather reports meeting SKYWARN reporting criteria throughout this weekend..

Here are some links to information on these Amateur Radio Field Day Sites from across the region.

Amateur Radio Field Day Information: https://www.arrl.org/field-day
Amateur Radio Field Day National Locator: https://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Home Page: https://ema.arrl.org/field-day/
Eastern Massachusetts Field Day Directory: https://ema.arrl.org/field_day/

For Amateur Radio Field Day weekend, unlike past years, there will be thunderstorm potential throughout the entire period particularly in the afternoon and evening period from Friday to Sunday. For Friday, thunderstorms main potential hazards to Field Day sites will be heavy downpours and frequent lightning. On Saturday and Sunday, the thunderstorm potential is increased with the potential for isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms in addition to heavy downpours and frequent lightning. It will be warm and very humid during the weekend. The headlines of this message give the current thinking and coverage area. Here is a breakdown of the hazards by each day:

Friday Afternoon and Evening:
Thunderstorms can occur particularly in Western and Central Massachusetts and Connecticut with heavy downpours and frequent lightning. The threat of severe weather is minimal and coverage will be isolated to scattered in nature and will be monitored.

Saturday Afternoon and Evening:
Thunderstorms are possible anywhere in Southern New England with the greatest coverage and strongest thunderstorms from the I-95 corridor north and west throughout interior Southern New England. The coverage will be more numerous than Friday with the potential for isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms. The activity will be slow moving which could also cause localized flooding in areas where thunderstorms train over the same area. This will bear close monitoring given Saturday is the more active of the 2 days of Amateur Radio Field Day weekend.

Sunday Afternoon and Evening:
Similar setup to Saturday Afternoon and Evening. More details will follow in future coordination message Friday and Saturday.

SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor conditions throughout Field Day weekend and activate as needed to guard Amateur Radio Field Day sites to provide weather information as well as to gather reports meeting SKYWARN reporting criteria throughout this weekend. Below are links to the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Hazardous Weather Outlook and Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook:

NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.fxus61.KBOX.html

NWS Boston/Norton Hazardous Weather Outlook:
https://kamala.cod.edu/ma/latest.flus41.KBOX.html

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

Amateur Radio Field Day sites are encouraged to bring a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio, monitor various cell phone weather apps where Amateur Operators may have those available and have a dedicated Ham Radio that can monitor their local SKYWARN frequency for their area as a best safety and preparedness practice as there is a threat for thunderstorm development and any thunderstorm can be a threat to the safety of Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Also sites that have mobile Internet capability can utilize that capability as a way to monitor for weather information. With Mobile Internet capability, utilizing Echolink to monitor the New England Reflector system on Echolink Conference *NEW-ENG3* Node: 9123/IRLP 9123 would be helpful as well. Please see the link below for the latest SKYWARN Frequency information for the region:
https://wx1box.org/southern-new-england-skywarn-frequency-list/

During setup and takedown of Amateur Radio Field Day sites and even while operating, be sure to drink plenty of fluids and eat accordingly. The link below features information on Heat Safety:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat

With the thunderstorm threat for this weekend, now is the time to remind folks that lightning is a threat to any and all Amateur Radio Field Day sites. Remember your lightning safety tips and details on lightning safety can be seen at the following link and we have also added a link from this week’s NWS Boston/Norton Lightning Safety Awareness Week and Public Information Statements on Lightning Safety. See links below:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lightning_safety_awareness_PNS_2023.pdf

The next Amateur Radio Field Day weekend coordination message will be posted by 10 AM Friday Morning. We hope the Amateur Radio community participating in Field Day has a great weekend!

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
https://www.wx1box.org
Like us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/wx1box
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Hello to all…

..A general soaking rainfall is expected across Southern New England late Friday Night through Saturday Night with improving conditions for Sunday. A general rainfall of 0.50-2.00″ of rain in the region is likely across Southern New England with portions of Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts seeing localized amounts of 2-3″+ depending on if heavier downpours and embedded thunderstorms train over a given area. This rainfall may cause localized urban and poor drainage flooding in areas that receive the highest rainfall amounts..
..SKYWARN Self-Activation will monitor for rain gauge and any flooding reports later tonight and especially Saturday. This will be the only coordination message unless a significant upgrade to the situation occurs and time allows for an update. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Area Forecast Discussion, Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook and Rainfall Infographic..

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

NWS Boston/Norton Rainfall Infographic:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/NWS_Norton_Rainfall_Infographic_6_17_23.jpg

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
https://ares.ema.arrl.org
https://www.wx1box.org
Like us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/wx1box
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